Haggai 2:11

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, - I pray you, ask the priests a direction, saying:

Parallel Translations

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible
"This is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'Ask the priests for a ruling.

Contemporary English Version
to ask the priests for their opinion on the following matter:

Complete Jewish Bible
"Here is what Adonai -Tzva'ot says: ‘Ask the cohanim what the Torah says about this:

Darby Translation
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Ask now the priests [concerning] the law, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
"The Lord All-Powerful commands you to ask the priests what the law says about these things:

American Standard Version
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

Bible in Basic English
These are the words of the Lord of armies: Put now a point of law to the priests, saying,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thus sayth the Lord God of hoastes, Aske nowe ye priestes [concernyng] the lawe, saying:

Geneva Bible (1587)
Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Aske nowe the Priests concerning the Law, and say,

George Lamsa Translation
Thus says the LORD of hosts: Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

Good News Translation
He said, "Ask the priests for a ruling on this question:

Hebrew Names Version
"Thus says the LORD of Hosts: Ask now the Kohanim concerning the law, saying,

Christian Standard Bible®
"This is what the Lord of Hosts says: Ask the priests for a ruling.

New International Version (1984)
"This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'Ask the priests what the law says:

New American Standard Bible
"The LORD of armies says this: 'Now ask the priests for a ruling:

King James Version (1611)
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Aske now the priests concerning the law, saying,

King James Version
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

Amplified Bible
"Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'Ask the priests for a ruling:

Update Bible Version
Thus says Yahweh of hosts: Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Ask now the priests [concerning] the law, saying,

Lexham English Bible
"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Ask now the priests for a ruling:

Literal Translation
So says Jehovah of Hosts: Now ask the priests the Law, saying,

New Century Version
"This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: ‘Ask the priests for a teaching.

New English Translation
"The Lord who rules over all says, ‘Ask the priests about the law.

New International Version
"This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Ask the priests what the law says:

New King James Version
"Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Now, ask the priests concerning the law, saying,

World English Bible
"Thus says Yahweh of Hosts: Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Axe thou preestis the lawe, and seie thou,

New Life Bible
"The Lord of All says, ‘Ask the religious leaders to decide about this:

New Revised Standard
Thus says the Lord of hosts: Ask the priests for a ruling:

Douay-Rheims Bible
(2-12) Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Ask the priests the law, saying:

Revised Standard Version
"Thus says the LORD of hosts: Ask the priests to decide this question,

Young's Literal Translation
Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: `Ask, I pray thee, the priests [of] the law, saying:

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus saieth ye LORDE God of hoostes: Axe the prestes concernynge the lawe, & saye:

English Revised Version
Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
'Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Ask now the priests for instruction, saying:

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'Ask now the priests for a ruling:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
On the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Aggaeus the prophet, saying,

English Standard Version
"Thus says the Lord of hosts: Ask the priests about the law:

New Living Translation
"This is what the Lord of Heaven's Armies says. Ask the priests this question about the law:

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ On the twenty-fourth of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Yahweh unto Haggai the prophet, saying: ¹¹ Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, - I pray you, ask the priests a direction, saying: ¹² If a man carry holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and then toucheth with his skirt bread or a cooked dish or wine or oil or any food, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No. ¹³ Then said Haggai, If one who is defiled for a dead person touch any of these, shall it be defiled? And the priests answered and said, It shall be defiled. ¹⁴ Then answered Haggai and said, So, is this people and, so, is this nation before me, Declareth Yahweh, and, so, is every work of their hands, - therefore, whatsoever they offer there, is, defiled. ¹⁵ Now, therefore, I pray you apply your heart, from this day and upwards, - So long as there had not been laid one stone upon another in the temple of Yahweh, ¹⁶ So long were things thus, that, on coming unto a heap of twenty, then was it found to be ten, - on coming unto the vat to draw off fifty measures, then were there found to be twenty. ¹⁷ I smote you with blight and with mildew and with hail, in all the work of your hands, - Yet ye did not return unto me, Declareth Yahweh. ¹⁸ Apply your heart, I pray you, from this day and upwards, - from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, even from the day when was founded the temple of Yahweh, apply your heart: ¹⁹ Is the seed yet in the store-house? Howbeit, though at present neither, the vine nor the fig-tree nor the pomegranate nor the olive tree, hath brought forth, from this very day, will I bless you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Leviticus 10:10, Leviticus 10:11, Deuteronomy 33:10, Ezekiel 44:23, Ezekiel 44:24, Malachi 2:7, Titus 1:9

Reciprocal: Leviticus 13:3 - shall look Deuteronomy 17:8 - arise Deuteronomy 17:9 - the priests Ezekiel 22:26 - put no Zechariah 7:3 - speak

Cross-References

Genesis 10:7
And, the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah, and Sabtah and Raamah, and Sabtechah, - And the sons of Raamah, Sheba and Dedan.

Genesis 10:29
and Ophir and Havilah, and Jobab - all these were sons of Joktan.

Genesis 25:18
And they stretched their habitations from Havilah as far as to Shur, which is over against Egypt, as thou goest in towards Assyria, - over against all his brethren, he settled down.

1 Samuel 15:7
And Saul smote Amalek, - from Havilah, till thou enterest Shur, which is over against Egypt.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thus saith the Lord of hosts,.... To Haggai the prophet:

ask now the priests [concerning] the law; whose business it was to understand it, and teach it, and to answer questions, and resolve doubts concerning it; not of their own heads, and according to their fancies, will, and pleasure; but according to the rules and instructions given in the word of God: and as this was their office, they were the proper persons to apply to; and Haggai, though a prophet, is sent to the priests to propose questions to them; though it may be not so much for his own information, as for the conviction of the priests of their impurity, out of their own mouths, and of the people by them:

saying; putting the following questions to them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ask now the priests concerning the law - The priests answer rightly, that, by the law, insulated unholiness spread further than insulated holiness. The flesh of the sacrifice hallowed whatever it should touch, but not further; but the human being, who was defiled by touching a dead body, defiled all he might touch Numbers 19:22. Haggai does not apply the first part; namely, that the worship on the altar which they reared, while they neglected the building of the temple, did not hallow. The possession of a truly tiring does not counterbalance disobedience. Contrariwise, one defilement defiled the whole man and all which he touched, according to that James 2:10, “whosoever shall keep the whole law and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.”

In the application, the two melt into one, for the holy thing, namely, the altar which they raised out of fear on their return, so far from hallowing the land or people by the sacrifices offered thereon, was itself defiled. “This people” and “this nation” (not “My people”) since they in act disowned Him. “Whatever they offer there,” i. e., on that altar, instead of the temple which God commanded, is unclean, offending Him who gave all.