And send me cedar-trees, cypress-trees and sandal-wood from Lebanon, for, to my knowledge, your servants are expert wood-cutters in Lebanon; and my servants will be with yours,

And they gave money to the stoneworkers and woodworkers; and meat and drink and oil to the people of Zidon and of Tyre, for the transport of cedar-trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, as Cyrus, king of Persia, had given them authority to do.

With three lines of great stones and one line of new wood supports; and let the necessary money be given out of the king's store-house;

Let your doors be open, O Lebanon, so that fire may be burning among your cedars.

And build

These are the words of the Lord of armies: These people say, The time has not come for building the Lord's house.

And the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying,

Let your change of heart be seen in your works:

And i will take

And the Lord said to him, Your prayers and your requests for grace have come to my ears: I have made holy this house which you have made, and I have put my name there for ever; my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.

For I have taken this house for myself and made it holy, so that my name may be there for ever; and my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.

The Lord has more love for the doors of Zion than for all the tents of Jacob.

I will be

And I will make a shaking of all the nations, and the desired things of all nations will come: and I will make this house full of my glory, says the Lord of armies.

There I will come face to face with the children of Israel, and the Tent will be made holy by my glory

All the flocks of Kedar will come together to you, the sheep of Nebaioth will be ready for your need; they will be pleasing offerings on my altar, and my house of prayer will be beautiful.

So that you may take of the comfort flowing from her breasts, and be delighted with the full measure of her glory.

Then when he had gone out, Jesus said, Now is glory given to the Son of man, and God is given glory in him.

General references

Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase:

You are cursed with a curse; for you have kept back from me what is mine, even all this nation.