'Says' in the Bible

"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'This people says, "{The time has not come to rebuild the temple of Yahweh}.'"

And so then, thus says Yahweh of hosts: '{Consider your ways}!

Thus says Yahweh of hosts: '{Consider your ways}!

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

For thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'Once again, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and dry land.

I will shake all the nations so that the treasure of all the nations will come, and I will fill this house [with] glory,' says Yahweh of hosts.

'The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,' says Yahweh of hosts, 'and in this place I will give peace' {declares} Yahweh of hosts.'"

"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'Ask now the priests [for] a ruling: