Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Go up into the mountains and bring down timber and build my house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored,” says the LORD. New Living Translation Now go up into the hills, bring down timber, and rebuild my house. Then I will take pleasure in it and be honored, says the LORD. English Standard Version Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may be glorified, says the LORD. Berean Standard Bible Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD. King James Bible Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD. New King James Version Go up to the mountains and bring wood and build the temple, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified,” says the LORD. New American Standard Bible Go up to the mountains, bring wood, and rebuild the temple, that I may be pleased with it and be honored,” says the LORD. NASB 1995 “Go up to the mountains, bring wood and rebuild the temple, that I may be pleased with it and be glorified,” says the LORD. NASB 1977 “Go up to the mountains, bring wood and rebuild the temple, that I may be pleased with it and be glorified,” says the LORD. Legacy Standard Bible Go up to the mountains and bring wood and rebuild the house of God, that I may be pleased with it and be glorified,” says Yahweh. Amplified Bible Go up to the hill country, bring lumber and rebuild My house (temple), that I may be pleased with it and be glorified,” says the LORD [accepting it as done for My glory]. Christian Standard Bible Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house; and I will be pleased with it and be glorified,” says the LORD. Holman Christian Standard Bible Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house. Then I will be pleased with it and be glorified,” says the LORD.” American Standard Version Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith Jehovah. Contemporary English Version But first, go to the hills and get wood for my temple, so I can take pride in it and be worshiped there. English Revised Version Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Go to the mountains, get lumber, and build the house. I will be pleased with it, and I will be honored," declares the LORD. Good News Translation Now go up into the hills, get lumber, and rebuild the Temple; then I will be pleased and will be worshiped as I should be. International Standard Version Go up into the mountains, bring timber, and reconstruct my house. Then I will be pleased with it and I will be honored,' says the LORD. Majority Standard Bible Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD. NET Bible Go up to the hill country and bring back timber to build the temple. Then I will be pleased and honored,' says the LORD. New Heart English Bible Go up to the mountain, bring wood, and build the house. I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified," says the LORD. Webster's Bible Translation Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD. World English Bible Go up to the mountain, bring wood, and build the house. I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified,” says Yahweh. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionGo up the mountain, and you have brought in wood, "" And build the house, and I am pleased with it. And I am honored,” said YHWH. Young's Literal Translation Go up the mountain, and ye have brought in wood, And build the house, and I am pleased with it. And I am honoured, said Jehovah. Smith's Literal Translation Go up to the mountain and bring wood, and build the house, and I will delight in it, and I shall be honored, said Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleGo up to the mountain, bring timber, and build the house: and it shall be acceptable to me, and I shall be glorified, saith the Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version Ascend to the mountain, bring wood and build the house, and it shall be acceptable to me, and I shall be glorified, says the Lord. New American Bible Go up into the hill country; bring timber, and build the house that I may be pleased with it, and that I may be glorified, says the LORD. New Revised Standard Version Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored, says the LORD. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleGo up to the mountain, and bring timber and build this house; and I will take pleasure in it and I will be glorified in it, says the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Go up the mountain! Bring wood and build up this house and I shall be pleased in it, and I shall be glorified in it, says LORD JEHOVAH OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Go up to the hill-country, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD. Brenton Septuagint Translation Go up to the mountain, and cut timber; build the house, and I will take pleasure in it, and be glorified, saith the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Call to Rebuild the Temple…7This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways. 8Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD. 9You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.… Cross References Ezra 5:1-2 Later, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. / Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them. Zechariah 4:9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you. 1 Kings 6:12-14 “As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David. / And I will dwell among the Israelites and will not abandon My people Israel.” / So Solomon built the temple and finished it. 2 Chronicles 36:23 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Whoever among you belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him, and may he go up.’” Isaiah 44:28 who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’” Zechariah 1:16 Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’ 1 Chronicles 22:19 Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Begin building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.” 2 Chronicles 2:4 Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever. Exodus 25:8-9 And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them. / You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you. 1 Kings 5:5 So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’ 1 Corinthians 3:9-11 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. / By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds. / For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:19-22 Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, / built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. / In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. ... Hebrews 3:3-6 For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. / And every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. / Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later. ... 1 Peter 2:4-5 As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, / you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Matthew 16:18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Treasury of Scripture Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, said the LORD. to. 2 Chronicles 2:8-10 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants, … Ezra 3:7 They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia. Ezra 6:4 With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expences be given out of the king's house: and build. Haggai 1:2-4 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built… Jonah 3:1,2 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, … Matthew 3:8,9 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: … and I will take. 1 Kings 9:3 And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. 2 Chronicles 7:16 For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. Psalm 87:2,3 The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob… I will be. Haggai 2:7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts. Exodus 29:43 And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory. Isaiah 60:7,13 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory… Jump to Previous Appear Build Glorified Glory Hill-Country Hills House Mountain Mountains Pleased Pleasure Rebuild Temple Timber WoodJump to Next Appear Build Glorified Glory Hill-Country Hills House Mountain Mountains Pleased Pleasure Rebuild Temple Timber WoodHaggai 1 1. The time when Haggai prophesied.2. He reproves the people for neglecting the building of the house. 7. He incites them to the building. 12. He promises them, being forward, God's assistance. Go up into the mountains This phrase is a direct command from God, urging the Israelites to take action. The Hebrew word for "go up" is "עֲלוּ" (alu), which implies an ascent, both physically and spiritually. The mountains symbolize a place of divine encounter and revelation, reminiscent of Moses receiving the Law on Mount Sinai. Historically, the mountains around Jerusalem were rich in resources, and this command emphasizes the need for the Israelites to actively seek out and utilize what God has provided for His purposes. bring down timber and build the house so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified says the LORD Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Go upעֲל֥וּ (‘ă·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively into the hills, הָהָ֛ר (hā·hār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country bring down וַהֲבֵאתֶ֥ם (wa·hă·ḇê·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go lumber, עֵ֖ץ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood and build וּבְנ֣וּ (ū·ḇə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1129: To build the house, הַבָּ֑יִת (hab·bā·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house so that I may take pleasure וְאֶרְצֶה־ (wə·’er·ṣeh-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular Strong's 7521: To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt in it בּ֥וֹ (bōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew and be glorified, וְאֶכָּבְדָ֖ה (wə·’ek·kā·ḇə·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome says אָמַ֥ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Haggai 1:8 NIVHaggai 1:8 NLT Haggai 1:8 ESV Haggai 1:8 NASB Haggai 1:8 KJV Haggai 1:8 BibleApps.com Haggai 1:8 Biblia Paralela Haggai 1:8 Chinese Bible Haggai 1:8 French Bible Haggai 1:8 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Haggai 1:8 Go up to the mountain bring wood (Hagg. 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