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Haggai 1:1–5

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IN the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
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.
Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying,
Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?
Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.
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From verse 1

  1. Ezra 2:2Rank 1 from verse 1
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    2Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

  2. Ezra 3:2Rank 2 from verse 1
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    2Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

  3. Ezra 3:8Rank 3 from verse 1
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    8¶ Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the Lord.

  4. Haggai 1:12Rank 4 from verse 1
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    12¶ Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the Lord.

  5. Haggai 2:10Rank 5 from verse 1
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    10¶ In 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,

  6. Nehemiah 7:7Rank 6 from verse 1
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    7Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;

  7. Ezra 6:14Rank 7 from verse 1
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    14And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

  8. Haggai 1:14Rank 8 from verse 1
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    14And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the Lord of hosts, their God,

  9. Matthew 1:12–13Rank 9 from verse 1
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    12And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;

    13And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;

  10. 1 Chronicles 3:17Rank 10 from verse 1
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    17¶ And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son,

  11. 1 Chronicles 3:19Rank 11 from verse 1
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    19And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:

  12. 1 Chronicles 6:14–15Rank 12 from verse 1
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    14And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,

    15And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the Lord carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

  13. 1 Kings 14:18Rank 13 from verse 1
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    18And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.

  14. 2 Kings 14:25Rank 14 from verse 1
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    25He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath-hepher.

  15. Ezra 1:8Rank 15 from verse 1
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    8Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

  16. Ezra 2:63Rank 16 from verse 1
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    63And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

  17. Ezra 4:2Rank 17 from verse 1
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    2Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.

  18. Ezra 4:24–3Rank 18 from verse 1
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  19. Haggai 2:1–2Rank 19 from verse 1
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    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,

  20. Haggai 2:20–1Rank 20 from verse 1
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  21. Haggai 2:4Rank 21 from verse 1
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    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:

  22. Nehemiah 12:1Rank 22 from verse 1
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    1NOW these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

  23. Nehemiah 12:10Rank 23 from verse 1
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    10¶ And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,

  24. Nehemiah 5:14Rank 24 from verse 1
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    14¶ Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

  25. Nehemiah 8:9Rank 25 from verse 1
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    9¶ And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

  26. Zechariah 4:6–10Rank 26 from verse 1
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    6Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

    7Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.

    8Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

    9The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.

    10For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

  27. Luke 3:27Rank 27 from verse 1
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    27Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

  28. Exodus 4:13Rank 28 from verse 1
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    13And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

From verse 2

  1. Ezra 4:23–2Rank 1 from verse 2
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  2. Nehemiah 4:10Rank 2 from verse 2
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    10And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.

  3. Ecclesiastes 9:10Rank 3 from verse 2
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    10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

  4. Ecclesiastes 11:4Rank 4 from verse 2
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    4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

  5. Numbers 13:31Rank 5 from verse 2
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    31But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.

  6. Song of Solomon 5:2–3Rank 6 from verse 2
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    2¶ I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.

    3I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

  7. Proverbs 26:13–16Rank 7 from verse 2
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    13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

    14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

    15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

    16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

  8. Proverbs 29:25Rank 8 from verse 2
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    25The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.

  9. Proverbs 22:13Rank 9 from verse 2
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    13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

From verse 3

  1. Ezra 5:1Rank 1 from verse 3
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    1THEN the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.

  2. Zechariah 1:1Rank 2 from verse 3
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    1IN the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

From verse 4

  1. 2 Samuel 7:2Rank 1 from verse 4
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    2That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

  2. Psalms 132:3–5Rank 2 from verse 4
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    3Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

    4I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,

    5Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

  3. Philippians 2:21Rank 3 from verse 4
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    21For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.

  4. Haggai 1:9Rank 4 from verse 4
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    9Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

  5. Matthew 6:33Rank 5 from verse 4
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    33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

  6. Jeremiah 52:13Rank 6 from verse 4
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    13And burned the house of the Lord, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:

  7. Lamentations 4:1Rank 7 from verse 4
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    1HOW is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.

  8. Daniel 9:17–18Rank 8 from verse 4
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    17Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.

    18O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.

  9. Micah 3:12Rank 9 from verse 4
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    12Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.

  10. Jeremiah 26:18Rank 10 from verse 4
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    18Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.

  11. Jeremiah 26:6Rank 11 from verse 4
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    6Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.

  12. Jeremiah 33:10Rank 12 from verse 4
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    10Thus saith the Lord; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast,

  13. Jeremiah 33:12Rank 13 from verse 4
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    12Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.

  14. Lamentations 2:7Rank 14 from verse 4
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    7The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the Lord, as in the day of a solemn feast.

  15. Psalms 102:14Rank 15 from verse 4
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    14For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.

  16. Psalms 74:7Rank 16 from verse 4
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    7They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

  17. Daniel 9:26–27Rank 17 from verse 4
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    26And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

    27And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

  18. Ezekiel 24:21Rank 18 from verse 4
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    21Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.

  19. Matthew 24:1–2Rank 19 from verse 4
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    1AND Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

    2And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

From verse 5

  1. Lamentations 3:40Rank 1 from verse 5
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    40Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.

  2. 2 Corinthians 13:5Rank 2 from verse 5
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    5Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

  3. Haggai 2:15–18Rank 3 from verse 5
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    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.

  4. Haggai 1:7Rank 4 from verse 5
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    7¶ Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.

  5. Luke 15:17Rank 5 from verse 5
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    17And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

  6. Exodus 9:21Rank 6 from verse 5
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    21And he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field.

  7. Galatians 6:4Rank 7 from verse 5
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    4But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

  8. Daniel 10:12Rank 8 from verse 5
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    12Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.

  9. Daniel 6:14Rank 9 from verse 5
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    14Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

  10. Exodus 7:23Rank 10 from verse 5
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    23And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.

  11. Ezekiel 40:4Rank 11 from verse 5
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    4And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.

  12. Psalms 48:13Rank 12 from verse 5
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    13Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

  13. Ezekiel 18:28Rank 13 from verse 5
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    28Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Haggai 1:1

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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prophet

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A person who declares or bears a message as divinely inspired, including one who foretells, whether truly or falsely.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

high

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Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

priest

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One appointed to sacred service, ministering in things pertaining to God or a deity, especially by offering gifts or sacrifices.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Haggai 1:2

COMBINED MEANING

hosts

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1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Haggai 1:3

COMBINED MEANING

word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

prophet

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A person who declares or bears a message as divinely inspired, including one who foretells, whether truly or falsely.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Haggai 1:4

COMBINED MEANING

time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

cieled

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Lined, panelled, or covered on the inner walls or overhead surface with wood or other finished material.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

houses

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Buildings or dwelling places; by extension, the families, households, estates, possessions, royal lines, or bodies of people associated with them.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

lie

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Sense 1: To recline, rest, remain, or be situated. Sense 2: In ‘lie with,’ to have sexual intercourse. Sense 3: To speak falsely. Sense 4: A false statement or deception.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

waste

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Sense 1: Desolate, ruined, devastated, or uncultivated. Sense 2: Ruin, desolation, or needless loss. Sense 3: To consume, devour, destroy, ravage, or desolate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Haggai 1:5

COMBINED MEANING

hosts

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1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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consider

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1. To think upon attentively; to examine or weigh. 2. To regard, observe, or take notice of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1:1IN the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,

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1:2Thus 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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1:3Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying,

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1:4Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?

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1:5Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.

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1:6Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

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