1In the seventh month, on the 21st day, the Lord hit up Haggai with a message, saying,

2Tell Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, and Joshua, the high priest, and everyone else, what’s good,

3Who’s still around that saw this house when it was all lit? How does it look now? Lowkey, it’s like nothing, no cap.

4But for real, be strong, Zerubbabel, says the Lord; and you too, Joshua, high priest; and all y’all, get to work: I got your back, says the Lord of hosts.

5Just like I promised when you bounced from Egypt, my spirit’s still with you: don’t be scared.

6For the Lord of hosts says: Just wait, I’m about to shake things up in the heavens, earth, sea, and dry land;

7I’ll shake all nations, and what they want will come through: I’m filling this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts.

8The silver’s mine, and the gold’s mine, says the Lord of hosts.

9The glory of this new house will be way better than the old one, says the Lord of hosts: and I’m bringing peace here, for real.

10On the 24th day of the ninth month, in Darius's second year, Haggai got another word from the Lord, saying,

11The Lord of hosts says: Ask the priests about the law, saying,

12If someone’s got holy meat on their clothes and touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any meat, does it become holy? And the priests were like, nah.

13Then Haggai asked, If someone unclean from a dead body touches any of these, does it become unclean? And they said, for sure, it’s unclean.

14Haggai replied, Just like this people and nation are before me, says the Lord; every work they do is unclean, periodt.

15Now, I need you to think about this from today and on, from the moment a stone was laid in the Lord's temple:

16Back in the day, when you came to grab 20 measures, you only got 10; when you went to the press for 50 vessels, you only got 20.

17I hit you with blight, mildew, and hail in all your work; yet you didn’t turn back to me, says the Lord.

18Think about this from today and on, from the 24th day of the ninth month, from when the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid, consider it.

19Is the seed still in the barn? The vine, fig tree, pomegranate, and olive tree haven’t produced yet: but from this day, I’m blessing you.

20And again, the Lord hit up Haggai on the 24th day of the month, saying,

21Tell Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, I’m about to shake the heavens and the earth;

22I’ll flip the thrones of kingdoms, wreck the power of the nations; I’ll take down the chariots and their riders; everyone’s coming down by their bro’s sword.

23On that day, says the Lord of hosts, I’ll take you, Zerubbabel, my dude, son of Shealtiel, and make you a signet: I’ve chosen you, says the Lord of hosts.

1In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the Lord by the prophet Haggai, saying,

2Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,

3Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?

4Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts:

5According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.

6For thus saith the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

7And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.

8The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.

9The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts.

10In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying,

11Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

12If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.

13Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.

14Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the Lord; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.

15And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the Lord:

16Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.

17I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the Lord.

18Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid, consider it.

19Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.

20And again the word of the Lord came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,

21Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;

22And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.

23In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the Lord, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord of hosts.