Haggai 2:13-15

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¹³ Then Haggai said, “If a person who is ·unclean [^Cceremonially] from touching a dead body touches any of these foods, will the food become unclean, too?”

The priests answered, “Yes, it would become unclean.”

¹⁴ Then Haggai answered, “The Lord says, ‘This is also true for the people of this nation. They are ·unclean [defiled], and everything they do with their hands is unclean to me. Whatever they offer at the altar is also ·unclean [defiled].

¹⁵ “‘·Think about [Consider; ^LSet your heart on] this from now on! Think about how it was before you started laying stones on top of stones to build the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord.