“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
1:1 Son - Adoptive son to Shealtiel, being of the royal line, but by nature, son of Pedaiah. Governor - Appointed to this by the Persian king, over the remnant returned out of Babylon. Joshua - A type of the great deliverer; one Joshua leads them into Canaan, another restores the temple.
1:4 Ceiled - Arched and richly adorned.
Thus speaketh the Lord of hostes, saying; This people say, The time is not come, the time that the Lords house should be built.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'This people says, "The time has not come, {even} the time for the house of the LORD to be rebuilt.'""
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, This people say, It is not the time `for us' to come, the time for Jehovah's house to be built.
- American Standard Version (1901)
These are the words of the Lord of armies: These people say, The time has not come for building the Lord's house.
- Basic English Bible
Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that Jehovah's house should be built.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
This is what Yahweh of Armies says: These people say, 'The time hasn't yet come, the time for Yahweh's house to be built.'
- World English Bible
Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: This people! -- they have said, `The time hath not come, The time the house of Jehovah [is] to be built.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
'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.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible