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Haggai 2:14

King James Version (KJV)

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Haggai 2:14

Verse 14 of 23

Scripture focus

Then answered Haggai, and said, So [is] this people, and so [is] this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so [is] every work of their hands; and that which they offer there [is] unclean.

Haggai 2:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Haggai 2:14

Theological / Devotional

So is this people. The prophet here gives the interpretation of vs. 11-13. Not only the exiles themselves, but also everything to which they put their hands brought the divine curse instead of the divine blessing. Their disobedience in not building the Lord’s house was their pollution. This message is definitely a reproof for the previous action of the people.

They offer. Evidently this refers to the altar the exiles had constructed when they first returned (see Ezra 3:2). Following the analogy of Haggai 2:12, it is plain that the holy altar did not, and could not, sanctify the unholy actions of the worshipers.

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