And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD:
Parallel translations
- WEB Now, please consider from this day and backward, before a stone was laid on a stone in Yahweh’s temple.
- BSB Now consider carefully from this day forward: Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD,
- NKJV ‘And now, carefully consider from this day forward: from before stone was laid upon stone in the temple of the Lord—
- NASB But now, do consider from this day onward: before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the Lord,
- NLT Look at what was happening to you before you began to lay the foundation of the Lord’s Temple.
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Quick answer
God calls the people to reflect on their condition before they resumed rebuilding the temple. He directs them to learn from the recent past.
Overview
The summons to 'consider' looks back to the period of neglect before stone was laid on stone. God wants them to see the connection between their disobedience and their hardship. Such honest remembrance is meant to deepen gratitude for the blessing He is about to promise.
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Cross-references · 11
- Hag 1:5Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.
- Hag 2:18Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the LORD’s temple was laid, consider it.
- Hag 1:7Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.
- Ezra 3:10And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
- Ezra 4:24Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
- Hos 14:9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
- 1 Cor 11:31For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
- Isa 5:12And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
- Ps 107:43Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.
- Mal 3:8–11Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
- Rom 6:21What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
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