[Sidenote:  Hag. 2:6-9] For thus saith Jehovah of hosts:  ’Yet a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land.  And I will shake all nations, and the precious things of all nations shall come; and I will fill this temple with glory,’ saith Jehovah of hosts.  ’The silver is mine, and the gold is mine,’ is the oracle of Jehovah of hosts.  ’The later glory of this temple shall be greater than the former,’ saith Jehovah of hosts; ‘and in this place will I grant prosperity,’ is the oracle of Jehovah of hosts.

[Sidenote:  Hag. 2:10-14] In the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, this word of Jehovah came by Haggai the prophet:  Thus saith Jehovah of hosts:  ’Ask of the priests a decision, saying, “If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any food, shall it become holy?"’ And the priests answered and said, No.  Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by reason of a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean?  And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.  Then answered Haggai and said, So is this people and so is this nation before me, is the oracle of Jehovah; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.

[Sidenote:  Hag. 2:15-19] And now, I pray you, think back from this day, before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of Jehovah; how were ye?  When ye came to a heap of twenty measures, there were but ten; when ye came to the wine vat to draw out fifty vessels, there were but twenty.  I smote with blasting and with mildew and with hail all the work of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, is the oracle of Jehovah.  Think back from this day, think!  Is the seed yet in the granary, yea, the vine and the fig tree and the pomegranate and the olive tree have not brought forth; from this day will I bless you.

[Sidenote:  Hag. 2:20-22] This word of Jehovah came the second time to Haggai in the twenty-fourth day of the month:  Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, and say:  ’I will shake the heavens and the earth; and I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms; and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those who ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, each by the sword of his brother.

[Sidenote:  Hag. 2:23] ‘In that day,’ is the oracle of Jehovah of hosts, ’I will take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel,’ is Jehovah’s oracle, ’and will make thee as a seal-ring, for I have chosen thee,’ is the oracle of Jehovah of hosts.

[Sidenote:  Ezra 5:3-5] At that time Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai and their associates came to them, and spoke thus to them, Who gave you permission to build this temple and to finish this wall?  And who are the builders who are carrying this through?  But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they did not make them cease, until a report should come to Darius and a written decision concerning it be returned.