17 I struck you and every work of your hands with (A)scorching wind, mildew, and hail; [a]yet you did not come back to Me,’ declares the Lord. 18 ‘Do [b](B)consider from this day [c]onward, from the (C)twenty-fourth day of the ninth month; from the day when the temple of the Lord was (D)founded, [d]consider: 19 Is the seed still in the barn? Even including the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree, it has not produced fruit. Yet from this day on I will (E)bless you.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Haggai 2:17 As in LXX; MT but you were not to Me
  2. Haggai 2:18 Lit set your heart
  3. Haggai 2:18 Or backward
  4. Haggai 2:18 Lit set your heart

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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