Haggai 1:3

English Standard Version

Then the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai:

Hebrew Names Version
Then the Word of the LORD came by Haggai, the prophet, saying,

King James Version (1611)
Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying;

King James Version
Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying,

New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying,

New Century Version
Then Haggai the prophet spoke the word of the Lord :

Amplified Bible
Then the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then came the worde of the Lorde by the ministerie of the Prophet Haggai, saying,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying:

Complete Jewish Bible
Then this word of Adonai came through Hagai the prophet:

Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came by Haggai the prophet, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
Again Haggai received a message from the Lord . Haggai spoke this message:

George Lamsa Translation
Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,

Good News Translation
The Lord then gave this message to the people through the prophet Haggai:

Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came through Haggai the prophet, saying,

Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah was by Haggai the prophet, saying,

American Standard Version
Then came the word of Jehovah by Haggai the prophet, saying,

Bible in Basic English
Then the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then came the worde of the Lorde by the ministerie of the prophete Aggeus, saying:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came by the hand of the prophet Aggaeus, saying,

English Revised Version
Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,

World English Bible
Then the Word of Yahweh came by Haggai, the prophet, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad in the hond of Aggei,

Update Bible Version
Then the word of Yahweh came by Haggai the prophet, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,

New English Translation
So the Lord spoke through the prophet Haggai as follows:

New King James Version
Then the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying,

New Living Translation
Then the Lord sent this message through the prophet Haggai:

New Life Bible
Then the Word of the Lord came by Haggai the man of God, saying,

New Revised Standard
Then the word of the Lord came by the prophet Haggai, saying:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Therefore hath come the word of Yahweh by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came by the hand of Aggeus the prophet, saying:

Revised Standard Version
Then the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet,

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then spake the LORDE by the prophet Aggeus & sayed:

THE MESSAGE
Shortly after that, God said more and Haggai spoke it: "How is it that it's the ‘right time' for you to live in your fine new homes while the Home, God 's Temple, is in ruins?"

Contextual Overview

¹ In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest: ² "Thus says the Lord of hosts: These people say the time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord ." ³ Then the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, ⁴ "Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins? ⁵ Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways. ⁶ You have sown much, and harvested little. You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who earns wages does so to put them into a bag with holes. ⁷ "Thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways. ⁸ Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may be glorified, says the Lord . ⁹ You looked for much, and behold, it came to little. And when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? declares the Lord of hosts. Because of my house that lies in ruins, while each of you busies himself with his own house. ¹⁰ Therefore the heavens above you have withheld the dew, and the earth has withheld its produce.

Bible Verse Review
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by Haggai: Ezra 5:1, Zechariah 1:1

Cross-References

Job 36:30
Behold, he scatters his lightning about him and covers the roots of the sea.

Job 38:19
"Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and where is the place of darkness,

Psalms 33:6
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

Psalms 33:9
For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.

Psalms 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.

Psalms 104:2
covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent.

Psalms 118:27
The Lord is God, and he has made his light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar!

Psalms 148:5
Let them praise the name of the Lord ! For he commanded and they were created.

Isaiah 45:7
I form light and create darkness; I make well-being and create calamity; I am the Lord , who does all these things.

Isaiah 60:19
The sun shall be no more your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give you light; but the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet,.... This is a second prophecy, distinct from the former; that was delivered to the two governors, setting forth the sentiments and language of the people concerning the building of the temple, which was left with them to consider how just it was; but this is sent to the people themselves, expostulating with them about the folly and ingratitude of it:

saying; as follows:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the word of the Lord came - ^o “Before, he prophesied nothing, but only recited the saying of the people; now he refutes it in his prophecy, and repeats, again and again, that he says this not of himself, but from the mind and mouth of God.” It is characteristic of Haggai to inculcate thus frequently, that his words are not his own, but the words of God. Yet “the prophets, both in their threats and prophecies, repeat again and again, “Thus saith the Lord,” teaching us, how we should prize the word of God, hang upon it, have it ever in our mouth, reverence, ruminate on, utter, praise it, make it our continual delight.”