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Haggai 1:2

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.’”

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ASV

Thus 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.

KJV

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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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כֹּ֥הkohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֛ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
צְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635 →
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
הָעָ֤םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
אָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.Ruthey have saidH559 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
עֶת־'et-a timeH6256 →
בֹּ֛אbo'to comeH935 →
עֶת־'et-[the] time ofH6256 →
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃ פle.hi.ba.Notto be rebuiltH1129 →

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Ezra 4:23When the text of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their associates, they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and forcibly stopped them.Nehemiah 4:10Meanwhile, the people of Judah said: “The strength of the laborer fails, and there is so much rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall.”Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.Acts 24:25As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”Luke 9:59Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”Matthew 8:21Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”Numbers 13:31But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!”Song of Solomon 5:2–3I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”Ecclesiastes 11:4He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.Proverbs 29:25The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.Proverbs 26:13–16The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”Proverbs 22:13The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”

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About Haggai

The Rebuilding of the Temple Is Begun — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Rebuilding of the Temple Is Begun — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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