\v 2 "Speak to the governor of Judah, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak; and to the remnant of the people. Say,
any other food, does that food become holy?'" The priests answered and said, "No."
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\v 13 Then Haggai said, "If someone who is unclean because of death touches any of these things, do they become unclean?" The
priests answered and said, "Yes, they become unclean."
\v 14 So Haggai answered and said, "'So it is with this people and this nation before me!'—this is Yahweh's declaration—'and so it is with everything done by their hands: what they offer to me is unclean.
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\v 15 So now, consider from this day forward, before any stone was laid on another stone in the temple of Yahweh,
\v 16 whenever anyone came to the grainery for twenty measures of grain, there were only ten, and whenever someone came to the
wine vat to draw out fifty measures of wine, there were only twenty.
\v 17 I afflicted you and all the work of your hands with blight and mildew, but you still did not turn to me'—this is Yahweh's declaration.
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\v 18 'Consider from this day forward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day that the foundation of Yahweh's temple was laid. Consider it!
\v 19 Is there still seed in the storehouse? The vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not produced! But from this day will I bless you!'"
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\v 20 Then the word of Yahweh came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month and said,
\v 21 "Speak to the governor of Judah, Zerubbabel, and say,
\q 'I will shake the heavens and the earth.
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\v 22 for I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms and destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations!
\q I will overthrow the chariots and their riders; the horses and their riders will fall down, each one because of his brother's sword.
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\v 23 On that day'—this is Yahweh of hosts' declaration—'I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, as my servant'—this is Yahweh's declaration.
\q2 'I will set you like the seal on my ring, for it is you that I have chosen!'