When the people
returned, they saw desolation and destruction: the city walls were in ruin,
their homes were destroyed, the temple had been raised to the ground.
For twenty years the
people rebuilt their homes. But when
Haggai the prophet came he said to the King and the Priest and the remnant of
the people:
Sing a new song to
the Lord; for he has done marvelous things!
"Who is left
among you that saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Is it not in your sight as nothing?"
Sing a new song to
the Lord; for he has done marvelous things!
"Take
courage! Take courage! Take courage!" said Haggai, "And
work! For God is with you. According to the promise God made to you when
he brought you up out of Egypt. God's
spirit is among you! Don't be
afraid!"
Sing a new song to
the Lord; for he has done marvelous things!
"I will shake
the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land; I will shake all the nations, so that the
treasure of all nations will come; and I
will fill this house with splendor, says the Lord of hosts. Silver is mine; Gold is mine, says the Lord
of hosts. The latter glory of this house
will be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. And in this place, I will give prosperity,
says the Lord of hosts!"
Sing a new song to
the Lord; for he has done marvelous things!
