Haggai 1:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Haggai 1:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Haggai 1:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Haggai 1:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““This is what Yahweh of Armies says: These people say, ‘The time hasn’t yet come, the time for Yahweh’s house to be built.’””

Haggai 1:2 — World English Bible

Haggai 1:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, This people say, It is not the time for us to come, the time for Jehovah’s house to be built. ”

Haggai 1:2 — American Standard Version

Haggai 1:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: This people! --they have said, `The time hath not come, The time the house of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> to be built.'”

Haggai 1:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Haggai 1:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that Jehovah's house should be built. ”

Haggai 1:2 — Darby Translation

Haggai 1:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thus speaketh the Lord of hostes, saying, This people say, The time is not yet come, that the Lords House should be builded.”

Haggai 1:2 — Geneva Bible

Haggai 1:2 in Context — Haggai 1

1 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,

2 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.

3 Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying,

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

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What Does Haggai 1:2 Mean?

Haggai 1:2 is a verse from the Book of Haggai, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Haggai chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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