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Haggai 1 (WEBP)

[1] In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, Yahweh’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,
[2] “This is what Yahweh of Armies says: These people say, ‘The time hasn’t yet come, the time for Yahweh’s house to be built.’ ”
[3] Then Yahweh’s word came by Haggai the prophet, saying,
[4] “Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies waste?
[5] Now therefore this is what Yahweh of Armies says: ‘Consider your ways.
[6] You have sown much, and bring in little. You eat, but you don’t have enough. You drink, but you aren’t filled with drink. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes in it.’
[7] “This is what Yahweh of Armies says: ‘Consider your ways.
[8] Go up to the mountain, bring wood, and build the house. I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified,” says Yahweh.
[9] “You looked for much, and, behold, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?” says Yahweh of Armies, “Because of my house that lies waste, while each of you is busy with his own house.
[10] Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit.
[11] I called for a drought on the land, on the mountains, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on that which the ground produces, on men, on livestock, and on all the labor of the hands.”
[12] Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed Yahweh their God’s voice, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as Yahweh their God had sent him; and the people feared Yahweh.
[13] Then Haggai, Yahweh’s messenger, spoke Yahweh’s message to the people, saying, “I am with you,” says Yahweh.
[14] Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of Yahweh of Armies, their God,
[15] in the twenty-fourth day of the month, in the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.

Haggai 1:1 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations.
Haggai 1:9 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
Haggai 1:12 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Haggai 1 (KJVS)

[1] In the second year of Darius the king , in the sixth month , in the first day of the month , came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel , governor of Judah , and to Joshua the son of Josedech , the high priest , saying (),
[2] Thus speaketh () the LORD of hosts , saying (), This people say (), The time is not come (), the time that the LORD’S house should be built ().
[3] Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet , saying (),
[4] [Is it] time for you, O ye, to dwell () in your cieled () houses , and this house [lie] waste ?
[5] Now therefore thus saith () the LORD of hosts ; Consider () your ways .
[6] Ye have sown () much (), and bring () in little ; ye eat (), but ye have not enough ; ye drink (), but ye are not filled with drink (); ye clothe () you, but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages () earneth wages () [to put it] into a bag with holes ().
[7] Thus saith () the LORD of hosts ; Consider () your ways .
[8] Go up () to the mountain , and bring () wood , and build () the house ; and I will take pleasure () in it, and I will be glorified (), saith () the LORD .
[9] Ye looked () for much (), and, lo, [it came] to little ; and when ye brought () [it] home , I did blow () upon it. Why? saith () the LORD of hosts . Because of mine house that [is] waste , and ye run () every man unto his own house .
[10] Therefore the heaven over you is stayed () from dew , and the earth is stayed () [from] her fruit .
[11] And I called () for a drought upon the land , and upon the mountains , and upon the corn , and upon the new wine , and upon the oil , and upon [that] which the ground bringeth forth (), and upon men , and upon cattle , and upon all the labour of the hands .
[12] Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel , and Joshua the son of Josedech , the high priest , with all the remnant of the people , obeyed () the voice of the LORD their God , and the words of Haggai the prophet , as the LORD their God had sent () him, and the people did fear () before the LORD .
[13] Then spake () Haggai the LORD’S messenger in the LORD’S message unto the people , saying (), I [am] with you, saith () the LORD .
[14] And the LORD stirred up () the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel , governor of Judah , and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech , the high priest , and the spirit of all the remnant of the people ; and they came () and did () work in the house of the LORD of hosts , their God ,
[15] In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month , in the second year of Darius the king .

Young’s Literal Translation

Haggai 1 (YLT)

[1] In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, hath a word of Jehovah been by the hand of Haggai the prophet, unto Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and unto Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest, saying:
[2] Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: This people!-they have said, ‘The time hath not come, The time the house of Jehovah is to be built.’
[3] And there is a word of Jehovah by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:
[4] Is it time for you-you! To dwell in your covered houses, And this house to lie waste?
[5] And now, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Set your heart to your ways.
[6] Ye have sown much, and brought in little, To eat, and not to satiety, To drink, and not to drunkenness, To clothe, and none hath heat, And he who is hiring himself out, Is hiring himself for a bag pierced through.
[7] Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Set your heart to your ways.
[8] Go up the mountain, and ye have brought in wood, And build the house, and I am pleased with it. And I am honoured, said Jehovah.
[9] Looking for much, and lo, little, And ye brought it home, and I blew on it, Wherefore?-an affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, Because of My house that is waste, And ye are running-each to his house,
[10] Therefore, over you refrained have the heavens from dew, And the land hath refrained its increase.
[11] And I proclaim draught on the land, And on the mountains, and on the corn, And on the new wine, and on the oil, And on what the ground doth bring forth, And on man, and on beast, And on all labour of the hands.’
[12] And Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest, and all the remnant of the people, do hearken to the voice of Jehovah their God, and unto the words of Haggai the prophet, as Jehovah their God had sent him, and the people are afraid of the face of Jehovah.
[13] And Haggai, messenger of Jehovah, in messages of Jehovah, speaketh to the people, saying: ‘I am with you, an affirmation of Jehovah.’
[14] And Jehovah doth stir up the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people, and they come in, and do work in the house of Jehovah of Hosts their God,
[15] in the twenty and fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.