# Haggai 2 (New King James Version)
The Coming Glory of God's House

##### Chapter 2
###### 1 In the seventh _month,_ on the twenty-first of the month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying:  
###### 2 "Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying:  
###### 3 'Who is left among you who saw this temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? In comparison with it, _is this_ not in your eyes as nothing?  
###### 4 Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,' says the Lord; 'and be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land,' says the Lord, 'and work; for I _am_ with you,' says the Lord of hosts.  
###### 5 '_According to_ the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit remains among you; do not fear!'

###### 6 "For thus says the Lord of hosts: 'Once more (it _is_ a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land;  
###### 7 and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,' says the Lord of hosts.  
###### 8 'The silver _is_ Mine, and the gold _is_ Mine,' says the Lord of hosts.  
###### 9 'The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,' says the Lord of hosts. 'And in this place I will give peace,' says the Lord of hosts."The People Are Defiled

###### 10 On the twenty-fourth _day_ of the ninth _month,_ in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying,  
###### 11 "Thus says the Lord of hosts: 'Now, ask the priests _concerning the_ law, saying,  
###### 12 "If one carries holy meat in the fold of his garment, and with the edge he touches bread or stew, wine or oil, or any food, will it become holy?" ' "
Then the priests answered and said, "No."

###### 13 And Haggai said, "If _one who is_ unclean _because_ of a dead body touches any of these, will it be unclean?"
So the priests answered and said, "It shall be unclean."

###### 14 Then Haggai answered and said, " 'So is this people, and so is this nation before Me,' says the Lord, 'and so is every work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean.Promised Blessing

###### 15 'And now, carefully consider from this day forward: from before stone was laid upon stone in the temple of the Lord--  
###### 16 since those _days,_ when _one_ came to a heap of twenty ephahs, there were _but_ ten; when _one_ came to the wine vat to draw out fifty baths from the press, there were _but_ twenty.  
###### 17 I struck you with blight and mildew and hail in all the labors of your hands; yet you did not _turn_ to Me,' says the Lord.  
###### 18 'Consider now from this day forward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day that the foundation of the Lord's temple was laid--consider it:  
###### 19 Is the seed still in the barn? As yet the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yielded _fruit. But_ from this day I will bless _you._' "Zerubbabel Chosen as a Signet

###### 20 And again the word of the Lord came to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,  
###### 21 "Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying:
'I will shake heaven and earth.  

###### 22 I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms;  
I will destroy the strength of the Gentile kingdoms.  
I will overthrow the chariots  
And those who ride in them;  
The horses and their riders shall come down,  
Every one by the sword of his brother.

###### 23 'In that day,' says the Lord of hosts, 'I will take you, Zerubbabel My servant, the son of Shealtiel,' says the Lord, 'and will make you like a signet _ring;_ for I have chosen you,' says the Lord of hosts."