reeds in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length. And the sanctuary of Jehovah shall be in the midst there11 of. It shall belong to the priests, the sanctified ones, to the sons of Zadok, who kept my charge, who went not astray when the sons of Israel went astray, as the Levites 12 went astray. And it shall belong to them as an oblation out of the oblation of the land, as most holy, by the border of the Levites.

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And over against the border of the priests, the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand reeds in length and ten thousand in breadth; the whole length five and twen14 ty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. And they shall not sell of it; neither shall they exchange or transfer the first fruits of the land; for it is holy to Jehovah. 15 And the five thousand which are left in breadth, over against the five and twenty thousand in length, shall be common land for the city, for habitation and for suburbs. 16 And the city shall be in the midst of it. And this shall be the measure thereof: the north side four thousand aud five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and the east side four thousand and five hundred, 17 and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

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the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifiy, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.

And as to the residue in length, over against the holy portion, ten thousand eastward and ten thousand westward, over against the holy portion, its increase shall be 19 for food to them that serve the city. And they that serve 20 the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel. the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand reeds by five and twenty thousand; ye shall offer the holy oblation, four-square, together with the possession of the city.

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And the residue on both sides of the holy oblation and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand to the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand to the west border, by the portions of the tribes, shall be for the prince; and the holy oblation and the sanctuary of the house shall be

22 in the midst thereof. What is left from the possession of the Levites and of the city, which are between what belongs to the prince, between the borders of Judah and Benjamin, shall belong to the prince.

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And as for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to 24 the west side: Benjamin, one tribe. And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side: Simeon, 25 one tribe. And by the border of Simeon, from the east 26 side to the west side: Issachar, one tribe. And by the

border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side: 27 Zebulon, one tribe. And by the border of Zebulon, from 28 the east side to the west side: Gad, one tribe. And by

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the border of Gad, at the south side southward, shall the border be from Tamar to the waters of strife in Kadesh, even to the river by the great sea.

This is the land which ye shall divide by lot of the possession among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, saith the Lord Jehovah.

And these are the gates of the city. On the north side shall the measure be four thousand five hundred reeds. 31 And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel; three gates northward, - one gate of 32 Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi. And on the east side shall be four thousand and five hundred [reeds]; and three gates, - one gate of Joseph, one gate 33 of Benjamin, one gate of Dan. And on the south side its measure shall be four thousand five hundred; and three gates, one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one 31 gate of Zebulon. On the west side, four thousand and five hundred; and three gates, one gate of Gad, one gate of 35 Asher, one gate of Naphtali. Its measure round about was eighteen thousand reeds. And the name of the city from that day shall be Jehovah-is-there.

HAGGAI.

I.

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'The people reproved for neglecting to build the temple.

In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, came the word of Jehovah by Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua, the son 2 of Josedech, the high-priest, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: This people saith, The time is not yet come, the 3 time that the house of Jehovah should be built. But the word of Jehovah hath come by Haggai the prophet, saying:

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Is it, then, a time for yourselves

To dwell in ceiled houses,

While this house lieth waste?

5 Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider how it goeth with you!

6 Ye sow much, and bring in little; Ye eat, but are not full;

Ye drink, but are not satisfied;

Ye clothe yourselves, but are not warmed;

And he that earneth wages earneth them for a purse with holes.

8 Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the

house,

That I may have pleasure therein,

And be glorified, saith Jehovah.

9 Ye look for much, and lo, it cometh to little;
And when ye bring it home, I blow it away;
And why? saith Jehovah of hosts.
Because of my house which lieth waste,
While ye run every one to his own house.

10 Therefore the heaven over you withholdeth the dew,
And the earth refuseth her fruit.

11 And I have called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains;

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And upon the corn,

and the new wine, and the oil; Upon that which the ground bringeth forth,

And upon men, and upon cattle,

And upon all the labor of the hands.

Then Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua, the son of Josedech, the high-priest, and all the remnant of people, hearkened to the voice of Jehovah their God, and to the words of Haggai the prophet, as Jehovah their God had sent him; and the people feared before Jeho13 vah. Then spake Haggai, the messenger of Jehovah, by

a message from Jehovah to the people, saying, I am with 14 you, saith Jehovah. And Jehovah stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua, the son of Josedech, the high-priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of people, so that they came and executed work upon the house of Jehovah of 15 hosts, their God, on the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.

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In the seventh month, on the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of Jehovah by the prophet 2 Haggai, saying: Speak now to Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua, the son of Josedech, the high-priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying:

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Who is there left among you, That saw this house

In its former glory?

And what do ye see it now?

Is it not as nothing in your eyes ?

4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith Jehovah ; And be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the highpriest;

And be strong, O all ye people of the land, saith Jehovah, and work!

For I am with you, saith Jehovah of hosts.

5 This is the covenant which I made with you when ye came out of Egypt,

And my spirit remaineth among you:

Fear ye not!

6 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts:

Yet once more, in a short time,

I will shake the heavens and the earth,

The sea and the dry land.

7 I will shake all the nations,

And here shall come the precious things of all the na

tions;

And I will fill this house with glory,

Saith Jehovah of hosts.

8 Mine is the silver and mine the gold,

Saith Jehovah of hosts;

9 Greater shall be the glory of this latter house than of the former,

Saith Jehovah of hosts;

And in this place will I give peace,

Saith Jehovah of hosts.

III.

The neglect to build the temple the cause of unfruitful seasons. Promise of favor. CH. II. 10-19.

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On the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah by 11 Haggai the prophet, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: