“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.”
And Haggai answered, 'So is it with this people, and with this nation before me, declares the LORD. And so with every work of their hands. And what they offer there is unclean—the application is devastating: the people themselves, despite beginning temple reconstruction, remain defiled from their exile-separation from God. Their work is tainted by fundamental uncleanness; mere commencement of temple-building does not automatically restore covenant holiness. The prophecy suggests that repentance must extend beyond action to transformed relationship.
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