1. In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, the Lord’s word came by Haggai, the prophet, to Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,
2. “This is what the Lord of Hosts says: These people say, ‘The time hasn’t yet come, the time for the Lord’s house to be built.’”
3. Then the Lord’s word came by Haggai, the prophet, saying,
4. “Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your panelled houses, while this house lies waste?