On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying:
Parallel translations
- WEB In the seventh month, in the twenty-first day of the month, Yahweh’s word came by Haggai the prophet, saying,
- KJV In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying,
- NKJV In the seventh month, on the twenty-first of the month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying:
- NASB On the twenty-first of the seventh month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying,
- NLT Then on October 17 of that same year, the Lord sent another message through the prophet Haggai.
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Quick answer
About a month into the rebuilding, God's word comes again through Haggai. The Lord continues to speak to sustain the work He has begun.
Overview
This second oracle, dated to the seventh month, comes during the Feast of Tabernacles, a time recalling God's faithfulness in the wilderness. As discouragement threatens the workers, God renews His communication. The timing shows His care to strengthen His people precisely when their resolve might falter.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 2 Pet 1:21For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
- Hag 2:20For the second time that day, the twenty-fourth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to Haggai, saying,
- Hag 1:1In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating
- Hag 2:10On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Haggai the prophet, saying,
- Hag 1:15on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of King Darius.
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