In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, the LORD’s† word came by Haggai the prophet, to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Haggai 1:1 in context
Haggai 1:1–4
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In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, the LORD’s† word came by Haggai the prophet, to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,
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“This is what the LORD of Armies says: These people say, ‘The time hasn’t yet come, the time for the LORD’s house to be built.’”
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Then the LORD’s word came by Haggai the prophet, saying,
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“Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies waste?
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Notes from World English Bible Updated
- When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name (Hebrew “יהוה”, usually pronounced Yahweh).
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