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17 I struck you and all the work of your hands with blight, mildew, and hail, yet you did not turn to me, declares the Lord.

18 Consider your ways carefully, from today, the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, all the way back to the day when the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid.[a] Consider this. 19 Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not produced fruit.

But from this day on, I will bless you.

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Footnotes

  1. Haggai 2:18 This probably refers to the laying of the temple foundation in 536 bc rather than the more recent resumption of the work in 520 bc.

17 I struck all the work of your hands(A) with blight,(B) mildew and hail,(C) yet you did not return(D) to me,’ declares the Lord.(E) 18 ‘From this day on, from this twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, give careful thought(F) to the day when the foundation(G) of the Lord’s temple was laid. Give careful thought: 19 Is there yet any seed left in the barn? Until now, the vine and the fig tree, the pomegranate(H) and the olive tree have not borne fruit.(I)

“‘From this day on I will bless(J) you.’”

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