9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, said the Lord of the hosts, and in this place I will give peace, said the Lord of the hosts.
10 In the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying,
11 Thus hath the Lord of the hosts said; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,
12 If one bears holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt touches bread or pottage or wine, or oil or any food, shall it be made holy? And the priests answered and said, No.
13 Then Haggai said, If one that is unclean by a dead body touches any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.
14 Then Haggai answered, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, said the Lord; and so is every work of their hands, and all that they offer here is unclean.
15 And now, I pray you, consider in your heart from this day forth, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the Lord: