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King James Bible - Haggai 2:15

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 2:15

Ahora, pues, poned vuestro corazón desde este día en adelante. Antes que pusiesen piedra sobre piedra en el Templo del SEÑOR.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 15. And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward , etc.] This being their case, and they so polluted with sin, particularly through their neglect of building the temple; they are most earnestly and importunately entreated to “lay” it “to their hearts”, to ponder it in their minds, and thoroughly consider how it had fared with them from this twenty fourth day of the ninth month, in which the prophet was sent unto them to encourage them in their work, and upwards or backwards, for some years past: even from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the Lord : the foundation of the temple was laid quickly after the Jews returned from Babylon, upon the proclamation of Cyrus, ( Ezra 3:10) but, through difficulties and discouragements they met with, they desisted from the work, and went no further; a stone was not laid upon it; or, as the Targum, a row, or course upon course, until this time: and now all the intermediate space of time between the first laying the foundation of the temple, and their present going to work upon it, the prophet would have them take particular notice of; how it had been with them, as to their outward circumstances; whereby it would appear, they had sinned, and the Lord had been offended with them.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 10-19 - Many spoiled this good work, by going about it with unholy hearts an hands, and were likely to gain no advantage by it. The sum of these tw rules of the law is, that sin is more easily learned from others tha holiness. The impurity of their hearts and lives shall make the work of their hands, and all their offerings, unclean before God. The case is the same with us. When employed in any good work, we should watch ove ourselves, lest we render it unclean by our corruptions. When we begi to make conscience of duty to God, we may expect his blessing; an whoso is wise will understand the loving-kindness of the Lord. God wil curse the blessings of the wicked, and make bitter the prosperity of the careless; but he will sweeten the cup of affliction to those wh diligently serve him.

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Original Hebrew

ועתה 6258 שׂימו 7760 נא 4994 לבבכם 3824 מן 4480 היום 3117 הזה 2088 ומעלה 4605 מטרם 2962 שׂום 7760 אבן 68  אל 413  אבן 68  בהיכל 1964 יהוה׃ 3068