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Haggai 1:4-11 The Call to Rebuild the House of the Lord

4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?”

5 Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways.

6 You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”

7 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways.

8 Go up into the mountains and bring down timber and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored,” says the Lord.

9 “You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew away. Why?” declares the Lord Almighty. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with his own house.

10 Therefore, because of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth its crops.

11 I called for a drought on the fields and the mountains, on the grain, the new wine, the oil and whatever the ground produces, on men and cattle, and on the labor of your hands.”

Cross References for Haggai 1:4-11

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Ezekiel 41:16 - as well as the thresholds and the narrow windows and galleries around the three of them—everyth... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 41:16 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 41:16

Matthew 6:33 - But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as ... Click to read the verse Matthew 6:33 Click to read the verse Matthew 6:33

Exodus 23:2 - “Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert j... Click to read the verse Exodus 23:2 Click to read the verse Exodus 23:2

Psalms 132:3-5 - “I will not enter my house or go to my bed— Click to read the verse Psalms 132:3-5 Click to read the verse Psalms 132:3-5

Philippians 2:21 - For everyone looks out for his own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. Click to read the verse Philippians 2:21 Click to read the verse Philippians 2:21

Psalms 74:7 - They burned your sanctuary to the ground; they defiled the dwelling place of your Name. Click to read the verse Psalms 74:7 Click to read the verse Psalms 74:7

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2 Samuel 7:2 - he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a palace of cedar, while the ark of God re... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 7:2 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 7:2

Jeremiah 52:13 - He set fire to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 52:13 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 52:13

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Jeremiah 26:6 - then I will make this house like Shiloh and this city an object of cursing among all the nation... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 26:6 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 26:6

Matthew 24:1-2 - Signs of the End of the Age Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came ... Click to read the verse Matthew 24:1-2 Click to read the verse Matthew 24:1-2

Daniel 9:26-27 - After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. The peopl... Click to read the verse Daniel 9:26-27 Click to read the verse Daniel 9:26-27

Deuteronomy 8:12 - Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 8:12 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 8:12

Haggai 1:9 - “You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew away. Wh... Click to read the verse Haggai 1:9 Click to read the verse Haggai 1:9

Jeremiah 26:18 - “Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. He told all the people of... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 26:18 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 26:18

Psalms 132:3 - “I will not enter my house or go to my bed— Click to read the verse Psalms 132:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 132:3

Lamentations 4:1 - How the gold has lost its luster, the fine gold become dull! The sacred gems are scattered at t... Click to read the verse Lamentations 4:1 Click to read the verse Lamentations 4:1

Daniel 9:17-18 - “Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, O Lord, look with... Click to read the verse Daniel 9:17-18 Click to read the verse Daniel 9:17-18

Psalms 102:14 - For her stones are dear to your servants; her very dust moves them to pity. Click to read the verse Psalms 102:14 Click to read the verse Psalms 102:14

Jeremiah 22:14 - He says, ‘I will build myself a great palace with spacious upper rooms.’ So he makes large wind... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:14 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:14

Jeremiah 33:12 - “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In this place, desolate and without men or animals—in al... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 33:12 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 33:12

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