If a man, unclean by a dead body, touch any of these things, shall it be unclean? And the priests answer14 ed and said, It shall be unclean. Then answered

Haggai and said;

So is this people, and so is this nation before me,

And so is all the work of their hands;

And that which they offer there is unclean.

15 And now, I pray you, consider [how it hath gone with you]

From that day and upward,

From the time before one stone was laid upon another

in the temple of Jehovah.

16 Since that time one hath come to a heap of twenty

measures,

And there were but ten;

One hath come to a vat to draw out fifty vessels from the wine-press,

And there were but twenty;

17 I have smitten you with blasting, with mildew, and

with hail,

Even all the works of your hands;

Yet none among you hath turned to me, saith Jehovah, 18 Consider, I pray you,

From that day and upward;

From the four and twentieth day of the ninth month;

From the day when the foundation of the temple of Jehovah was laid;

Consider ye!

19 Is there yet seed in the barn?

Yea, as yet the vine, and the fig-tree, and pomegranate, and the olive-tree have not borne ;

But from this day will I bless you.

IV.

Promise of prosperity, victory over enemies, &c..

CH. 11. 20-23.

20 AND the word of Jehovah came the second time to Haggai, on the four and twentieth day of the month, 21 saying; Speak to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, and say,

I will shake the heavens and the earth,

22 And I will overthrow the thrones of kingdoms,

And I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations,

And I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them,

And the horses and their riders shall come down,

One by the sword of the other.

23 In that day, saith Jehovah of hosts,

I will take thee, O Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, my

servant, saith Jehovah,

And keep thee as a signet;

For thee have I chosen, saith Jehovah of hosts.

THE

PROPHET ZECHARIAH.

ZECHARIAH.

PART I.

Prophecies and visions relating to the establishment of the Jews in a new state after the captivity.

CH. I.]

I.

Exhortation to repentance. - CH. I. 1-6.

1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah to Zechariah, the son of Barachiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,

2

Jehovah hath been much displeased with your fathers. 3 But say thou to them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts; Turn ye to me, saith Jehovah of hosts,

And I will turn to you, saith Jehovah of hosts.

4 Be ye not as your fathers, to whom the former prophets cried, saying,

Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings!

But they did not hear, nor hearken to me, saith Jehovah.

5 Your fathers, where are they?

And the prophets, do they live forever?