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Ezekiel 43

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¹ "From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My worshipers, [the descendants of] My dispersed ones, Will bring My offerings.

² "On that day you [Israel] will feel no shame Because of all your acts By which you have rebelled and sinned against Me; Then I will remove from among you Your rejoicing ones who delight in their pride; And you will never again behave arrogantly On My holy mountain [Mount Zion].

³ "But I will leave among you A humble and lowly people, And they will take refuge and trust confidently in the name of the LORD.

⁴ "The remnant of Israel will do no wrong Nor speak lies, Nor will a deceitful tongue Be found in their mouths; For they will eat and lie down With no one to make them tremble and feel afraid."

⁵ Shout for joy, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Israel! Rejoice, be in high spirits and glory with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem [in that day]!

⁶ The LORD has taken away the judgments against you; He has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, even the LORD [Himself], is in your midst; You will no longer fear disaster.

⁷ In that day it will be said to Jerusalem: "Do not be afraid, O Zion; Do not let your hands fall limp.

⁸ "The LORD your God is in your midst, A Warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with joy; He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins], He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.

⁹ "I will gather those [Israelites in captivity] who grieve about the appointed feasts— They came from you, [O Zion]; On whom the reproach [of exile] is a burden.

¹⁰ "Behold, at that time I am going to deal With all your oppressors; I will save the lame And gather the scattered, And I will turn their shame into praise and renown In every land [where they have suffered].

¹¹ "At that time I will bring you in, Yes, at the time I gather you together; For I will make you a name and a praise Among all the peoples of the earth When I restore your fortunes [and freedom] before your eyes," Says the LORD.

¹² In the second year of[1] Darius the king [of Persia], on the first day of the sixth month (Aug 29, 520 b.c.), the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,

¹³ Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'These people say, The time has not come that the Lord's house (temple) should be[2] rebuilt."'"

¹⁴ Then the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying,

¹⁵ Is it time for you yourselves to live in your [expensive] paneled houses while this house [of the LORD] lies in ruins?

¹⁶ Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts, "Consider your ways and thoughtfully reflect on your conduct!

¹⁷ You have planted much, but you harvest little; you eat, but you do not have enough; you drink, but you do not have enough to be intoxicated; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm enough; and he who earns wages earns them just to put them in a bag with holes in it [because God has withheld His blessing]."

¹⁸ Thus says the LORD of hosts, "Consider your ways and thoughtfully reflect on your conduct!

¹⁹ Go up to the hill country, bring lumber and rebuild My house (temple), that I may be pleased with it and be glorified," says the LORD [accepting it as done for My glory].

²⁰ You look for much [harvest], but it comes to little; and even when you bring that home, I blow it away. Why?" says the LORD of hosts. "Because of My house, which lies in ruins while each of you runs to his own house [eager to enjoy it].

²¹ Therefore, because of you [that is, your sin and disobedience] the heavens withhold the dew and the earth withholds its produce.

²² I called for a drought on the land and the hill country, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on what the ground produces, on men, on cattle, and on all the labor of your hands."

²³ Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people [who had returned from exile], listened carefully and obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the words of Haggai the prophet, since the LORD their God had sent him. And the people [reverently] feared the LORD.

²⁴ Then Haggai, the Lord's messenger, spoke the Lord's message to the people saying, " 'I am with you,' declares the LORD."

²⁵ So the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,

²⁶ on the[3] twenty-fourth day of the sixth month (Sept 21, 520 b.c.) in the second year of Darius the king.

²⁷ On the twenty-first day of the[1] seventh month (Oct 17, 520 b.c., the second year of Darius king of Persia), the word of the LORD came by the prophet Haggai, saying,

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1	"From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My worshipers, [the descendants of] My dispersed ones, Will bring My offerings.
2	"On that day you [Israel] will feel no shame Because of all your acts By which you have rebelled and sinned against Me; Then I will remove from among you Your rejoicing ones who delight in their pride; And you will never again behave arrogantly On My holy mountain [Mount Zion].
3	"But I will leave among you A humble and lowly people, And they will take refuge and trust confidently in the name of the LORD.
4	"The remnant of Israel will do no wrong Nor speak lies, Nor will a deceitful tongue Be found in their mouths; For they will eat and lie down With no one to make them tremble and feel afraid."
5	Shout for joy, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Israel! Rejoice, be in high spirits and glory with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem [in that day]!
6	The LORD has taken away the judgments against you; He has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, even the LORD [Himself], is in your midst; You will no longer fear disaster.
7	In that day it will be said to Jerusalem: "Do not be afraid, O Zion; Do not let your hands fall limp.
8	"The LORD your God is in your midst, A Warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with joy; He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins], He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
9	"I will gather those [Israelites in captivity] who grieve about the appointed feasts— They came from you, [O Zion]; On whom the reproach [of exile] is a burden.
10	"Behold, at that time I am going to deal With all your oppressors; I will save the lame And gather the scattered, And I will turn their shame into praise and renown In every land [where they have suffered].
11	"At that time I will bring you in, Yes, at the time I gather you together; For I will make you a name and a praise Among all the peoples of the earth When I restore your fortunes [and freedom] before your eyes," Says the LORD.
12	In the second year of[1] Darius the king [of Persia], on the first day of the sixth month (Aug 29, 520 b.c.), the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,
13	Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'These people say, The time has not come that the Lord's house (temple) should be[2] rebuilt."'"
14	Then the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying,
15	Is it time for you yourselves to live in your [expensive] paneled houses while this house [of the LORD] lies in ruins?
16	Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts, "Consider your ways and thoughtfully reflect on your conduct!
17	You have planted much, but you harvest little; you eat, but you do not have enough; you drink, but you do not have enough to be intoxicated; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm enough; and he who earns wages earns them just to put them in a bag with holes in it [because God has withheld His blessing]."
18	Thus says the LORD of hosts, "Consider your ways and thoughtfully reflect on your conduct!
19	Go up to the hill country, bring lumber and rebuild My house (temple), that I may be pleased with it and be glorified," says the LORD [accepting it as done for My glory].
20	You look for much [harvest], but it comes to little; and even when you bring that home, I blow it away. Why?" says the LORD of hosts. "Because of My house, which lies in ruins while each of you runs to his own house [eager to enjoy it].
21	Therefore, because of you [that is, your sin and disobedience] the heavens withhold the dew and the earth withholds its produce.
22	I called for a drought on the land and the hill country, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on what the ground produces, on men, on cattle, and on all the labor of your hands."
23	Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people [who had returned from exile], listened carefully and obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the words of Haggai the prophet, since the LORD their God had sent him. And the people [reverently] feared the LORD.
24	Then Haggai, the Lord's messenger, spoke the Lord's message to the people saying, " 'I am with you,' declares the LORD."
25	So the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,
26	on the[3] twenty-fourth day of the sixth month (Sept 21, 520 b.c.) in the second year of Darius the king.
27	On the twenty-first day of the[1] seventh month (Oct 17, 520 b.c., the second year of Darius king of Persia), the word of the LORD came by the prophet Haggai, saying,

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