Haggai 2:13-15

Good News Translation

^13 (A)Then Haggai asked, “Suppose someone is defiled because he has touched a dead body. If he then touches any of these foods, will that make them defiled too?”

The priests answered, “Yes.”

¹⁴ Then Haggai said, “The Lord says that the same thing applies to the people of this nation and to everything they produce; and so everything they offer on the altar is defiled.”

The Lord Promises His Blessing

¹⁵ The Lord says, “Can't you see what has happened to you? Before you started to rebuild the Temple,