Parallel Verses
Webster
Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built.
New American Standard Bible
“Thus says the Lord of
King James Version
Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built.
Holman Bible
“The Lord of Hosts says this: These people say: The time has not come for the house of the Lord to be rebuilt.”
International Standard Version
"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "These people keep saying, "No, the right time for rebuilding the LORD's Temple has not yet come."'"
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, This people say, It is not the time for us to come, the time for Jehovah's house to be built.
Amplified
“Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘These people say, “The time has not come that the Lord’s house (temple) should be
Bible in Basic English
These are the words of the Lord of armies: These people say, The time has not come for building the Lord's house.
Darby Translation
Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that Jehovah's house should be built.
Julia Smith Translation
Thus said Jehovah of armies, saying, This people said the time was not come, the time of the house of Jehovah to be built
King James 2000
Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'This people says, "{The time has not come to rebuild the temple of Yahweh}.'"
Modern King James verseion
So says Jehovah of Hosts, saying: This people says, The time has not come, the time that Jehovah's house should be built.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Thus speaketh the LORD of Hosts, and sayeth, 'This people doth say: The time is not yet come to build up the LORD's house.'"
NET Bible
The Lord who rules over all says this: "These people have said, 'The time for rebuilding the Lord's temple has not yet come.'"
New Heart English Bible
"This is what the LORD of hosts says: These people say, 'The time hasn't yet come, the time for the LORD's house to be built.'"
The Emphasized Bible
Thus, speaketh Yahweh of hosts, saying, - This people, have said, Not yet hath come the time for the house of Yahweh to be built.
World English Bible
"This is what Yahweh of Armies says: These people say, 'The time hasn't yet come, the time for Yahweh's house to be built.'"
Youngs Literal Translation
Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: This people! -- they have said, 'The time hath not come, The time the house of Jehovah is to be built.'
Themes
Parsimony (stinginess) » Of the jews » Toward the temple
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Haggai 1:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Temple Lies In Ruins
1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, 2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built. 3 Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,
Phrases
Cross References
Numbers 13:31
But the men that went up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.
Ezra 4:23-2
Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
Nehemiah 4:10
And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
Proverbs 22:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Proverbs 26:13-16
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but he who putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
Ecclesiastes 11:4
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Song of Songs 5:2-3
I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.