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.
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4 additional translationsThus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, This people say, It is not the time for us to come, the time for Jehovah’s house to be built.
that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.’”
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.'
Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that Jehovah's house should be built.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentHaggai — Two chapters prodding the returned exiles back to the Temple project. Four dated oracles in one year — short, sharp, and effective.
- Author
- Haggai the prophet (1:1)
- Date
- The second year of Darius (520 BC); four oracles across three months