Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house. And I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, says LORD.

New American Standard Bible

Go up to the mountains, bring wood and rebuild the temple, that I may be pleased with it and be glorified,” says the Lord.

King James Version

Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.

Holman Bible

Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house. Then I will be pleased with it and be glorified,” says the Lord.

International Standard Version

Go up into the mountains, bring timber, and reconstruct my house. Then I will be pleased with it and I will be honored,' says the LORD.

American Standard Version

Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith Jehovah.

Amplified

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].

Bible in Basic English

Go up to the hills and get wood and put up the house; and I will take pleasure in it and be honoured, says the Lord.

Darby Translation

Go up to the mountain and bring wood, and build the house, and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith Jehovah.

Julia Smith Translation

Go up to the mountain and bring wood, and build the house, and I will delight in it, and I shall be honored, said Jehovah.

King James 2000

Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, says the LORD.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Go up the mountain and bring wood and build the house so that I may be pleased with it and honored,' says Yahweh.

Modern King James verseion

Go up the mountain and bring wood, and build this House; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, says Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

get you up to the mountain, fetch wood, and build up the house: that it may be acceptable unto me, and that I may show mine honour, sayeth the LORD.

NET Bible

Go up to the hill country and bring back timber to build the temple. Then I will be pleased and honored,' says the Lord.

New Heart English Bible

Go up to the mountain, bring wood, and build the house. I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified," says the LORD.

The Emphasized Bible

Ascend the mountain - and bring in wood and build the house, - that I may be pleased therewith and get myself glory, saith Yahweh.

Webster

Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.

World English Bible

Go up to the mountain, bring wood, and build the house. I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified," says Yahweh.

Youngs Literal Translation

Go up the mountain, and ye have brought in wood, And build the house, and I am pleased with it. And I am honoured, said Jehovah.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Go up
עלה 
`alah 
Usage: 890

to the mountain
הר 
Har 
Usage: 544

and bring

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

and build
בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

the house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

in it, and I will be glorified
כּבד כּבד 
Kabad 
Usage: 114

Images Haggai 1:8

Prayers for Haggai 1:8

Context Readings

The Temple Lies In Ruins

7 Thus says LORD of hosts: Consider your ways. 8 Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house. And I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, says LORD. 9 Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little, and when ye brought it home, I blew upon it. Why? says LORD of hosts. Because of my house that lays waste while ye run each man to his own house.


Cross References

Psalm 132:13-14

For LORD has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.

Haggai 2:7

And I will shake all nations, and the precious things of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with glory, says LORD of hosts.

Exodus 29:43

And there I will meet with the sons of Israel, and [the tent] shall be sanctified by my glory.

1 Kings 9:3

And LORD said to him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, which thou have made before me. I have hallowed this house, which thou have built, to put my name there forever. And my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetuall

2 Chronicles 2:8-10

Send to me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon. For I know that thy servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. And, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,

2 Chronicles 7:16

For now I have chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there forever, and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

Ezra 3:7

Also they gave money to the masons, and to the carpenters, and food, and drink, and oil, to those of Sidon, and to those of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus

Ezra 6:4

with three courses of great stones, and a course of new timber. And let the expenses be given out of the king's house.

Psalm 87:2-3

LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

Isaiah 60:7

All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together to thee. The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to thee. They shall come up with acceptance on my altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.

Isaiah 60:13

The glory of Lebanon shall come to thee, the fir tree, the pine, and the box tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary. And I will make the place of my feet glorious.

Isaiah 66:11

that ye may nurse and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations, that ye may [get] milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.

Jonah 3:1-2

And the word of LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying,

Haggai 1:2-4

Thus speaks LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, It is not the time [for us] to come, the time for LORD's house to be built.

Haggai 2:9

The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says LORD of hosts, and in this place I will give peace, says LORD of hosts.

Zechariah 11:1-2

Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.

Matthew 3:8-9

Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance.

John 13:31-32

When he went out, Jesus says, Now the Son of man is glorified, and God is glorified in him.

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