Haggai 2:14

12 If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does that item become holy?’” “No,” replied the priests.

13 So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.

Then Haggai replied, “So it is with this people and this nation before Me, declares the LORD, and so it is with every work of their hands; whatever they offer there is defiled.

15 Now consider carefully from this day forward: Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD,

16 from that time, when one came expecting a heap of twenty ephahs of grain, there were but ten. When one came to the winepress to draw out fifty baths, there were but twenty.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Haggai replied, “So it is with this people and this nation before Me, declares the LORD, and so it is with every work of their hands; whatever they offer there is defiled.
KJV
Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.
WEB
Then Haggai answered, “‘So is this people, and so is this nation before me,’ says the LORD; ‘and so is every work of their hands. That which they offer there is unclean.
ASV
Then answered Haggai and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith Jehovah; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.
DARBY
Then answered Haggai and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith Jehovah, and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.
BLB
And Haggai answered and said, “Thus [is] this people, and thus [is] this nation before My face, a declaration of YHWH, and thus [is] every work of their hands, and what they offer there, it [is] unclean.
ÅB
Da tok Haggai til orde og sa: Slik er det med dette folk, og slik er det med disse mennesker i mine øyne, sier Herren, og slik er det med all deres henders gjerning; og det de ofrer der[^1], det er urent.
OTB
Så sa Haggai,
«‘Slik er det med dette folket og denne nasjonen i mine øyne,’ erklærer Herren.
‘Uansett hva de gjør og hva de ofrer, er det urent.
B1930
Da tok Haggai til orde og sa: Således er det med dette folk, og således er det med disse mennesker i mine øine, sier Herren, og således er det med all deres henders gjerning; og det de ofrer der, det er urent. / < på alteret; ESR 3, 3.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Titus 1:15

    To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.

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  • Proverbs 28:9

    Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.

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  • Isaiah 1:11–15

    “What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.

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  • Haggai 1:4–11

    “Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?”

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  • Proverbs 15:8

    The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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  • Proverbs 21:27

    The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!

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  • Proverbs 21:4

    Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.

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  • Jude 1:23

    save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.

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