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In the foure and twentieth day of the ninth moneth ,
in the second yeere of Darius ,
came the worde of the Lorde vnto the Prophet Haggai ,
saying ,
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Thus sayth the Lord of hostes ,
Aske nowe the Priests concerning the Law ,
and say ,
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If one bear (
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That is ,
the flesh of the sacrifices ,
by which he means that a thing which of itself is good ,
cannot make another thing so :
and therefore they ought not to justify themselves by their sacrifices and ceremonies :
but contrary to this ,
he that is unclean and not pure of heart ,
does corrupt those things and make them detestable to God ,
which otherwise are good and godly .(:
note )
holy flesh in the skirt of his garment ,
and with his skirt do touch bread ,
or pottage ,
or wine ,
or oil ,
or any meat ,
shall it be holy ?
And the priests answered and said ,
No .
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2:14 )}
Then sayde Haggai ,
If a polluted person touch any of these ,
shall it be vncleane ?
And the Priests answered ,
and sayd ,
It shalbe vncleane .
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2:15 )}
Then answered Haggai ,
and sayd ,
So is this people ,
and so is this nation before me ,
saith the Lord :
and so are all the workes of their hands ,
and that which they offer here ,
is vncleane .
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And now ,
I pray you ,
consider from this (
note :)
Consider how God plagued you with famine before you began to build the temple .(:
note )
day and upward ,
from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD :
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I smote you with blasting ,
and with mildewe ,
and with haile ,
in all the labours of your hands :
yet you turned not to me ,
saith the Lord .
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Consider now from (
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From the time they began to build the temple ,
he promises that God would bless them :
and even though the fruit has not yet come forth ,
yet in the gathering they would have plenty .(:
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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 ].
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Is the (
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He exhorts them to have patience ,
and to remain until the harvest came ,
and then they would see God '
s blessings .(:
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seed yet in the barn ?
yea ,
as yet the vine ,
and the fig tree ,
and the pomegranate ,
and the olive tree ,
hath not brought forth :
from this day will I bless [
you ].