H9002–/וְ–v

And by my order no rain came on the land or on the mountains or the grain or the wine or the oil or the produce of the earth or on men or cattle or on any work of man's hands.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַ֛ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and all the rest of the people, gave ear to the voice of the Lord their God and to the words of Haggai the prophet, because the Lord their God had sent him, and the

וִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ (וִ) vi. “and”וְכֹ֣ל׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the spirit of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, ruler of Judah, was moved by the Lord, as was the spirit of Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the rest of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the Lo

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְֽאֶת־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”

On the twenty-fourth day of the month, in the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.

וְאַרְבָּעָ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying,

וְאֶחָ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”

Say now to Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, ruler of Judah, and to Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the rest of the people,

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Who is there still among you who saw this house in its first glory? and how do you see it now? is it not in your eyes as nothing?

וּמָ֨ה (וּ) u. “and”

But now be strong, O Zerubbabel, says the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land, says the Lord, and get to work: for I am with you, says the Lord of armies:

וְעַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲזַ֣ק (וַ) va. “and”וַחֲזַ֨ק (וַ) va. “and”וַֽעֲשׂ֑וּ (וַֽ) va. “and”

The agreement which I made with you when you came out of Egypt, and my spirit, are with you still; have no fear.

וְרוּחִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

For this is what the Lord of armies has said: In a short time I will make a shaking of the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land;

וַאֲנִ֗י (וַ) va. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

The silver is mine and the gold is mine, says the Lord of armies.

וְלִ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

The second glory of this house will be greater than the first, says the Lord of armies: and in this place I will give peace, says the Lord of armies.

וּבַמָּק֤וֹם (וּ) u. “and”

On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying,

וְאַרְבָּעָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

If anyone has some holy flesh folded in the skirt of his robe, will bread or soup or wine or oil or any other food be made holy if touched by his skirt? And the priests answering said, No.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Haggai said, So is this people and so is this nation before me, says the Lord; and so is every work of their hands; and the offering they give there is unclean.

וְכֵן־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֵ֖ן (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (וַ) va. “and”

And now, give thought, looking back from this day to the time before one stone was put on another in the Temple of the Lord:

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וָמָ֑עְלָה (וָ) va. “and”

And I sent burning and wasting and a rain of ice-drops on all the works of your hands; but still you were not turned to me, says the Lord.

וּבַיֵּֽרָקוֹן֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבַבָּרָ֔ד (וּ) u. “and”וְאֵין־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And now, give thought; looking on from this day, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the time when the base of the Lord's house was put in its place, give thought to it.

וָמָ֑עְלָה (וָ) va. “and”וְאַרְבָּעָ֜ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Is the seed still in the store-house? have the vine and the fig-tree, the pomegranate and the olive-tree, still not given their fruit? from this day I will send my blessing on you.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַתְּאֵנָ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָרִמּ֛וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֵ֥ץ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai, on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,

וְאַרְבָּעָ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Say to Zerubbabel, ruler of Judah, I will make a shaking of the heavens and the earth,

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Overturning the power of kingdoms; and I will send destruction on the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; by me war-carriages will be overturned with those who are in them; and the horses and the horsemen will come down, everyone by the sword of his

וְרֹ֣כְבֶ֔יהָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְרֹ֣כְבֵיהֶ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And you are to say to them, These are the words of the Lord of armies: Come back to me, says the Lord of armies, and I will come back to you.

וְאָשׁ֣וּב (וְ) ve. “so”

Be not like your fathers, to whom the voice of the earlier prophets came, saying, Be turned now from your evil ways and from your evil doings: but they did not give ear to me or take note, says the Lord.

וּמַֽעֲלְלֵיכֶ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they go on living for ever?

וְהַ֨נְּבִאִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”