Haggai 2:14

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.

Cross-references

Haggai 1:4–11 Historical context

Haggai 1:4-11 describes the people's neglect of God's house leading to cursed harvests—the underlying disobedience that makes their offerings unclean here.

Proverbs 21:27 directly states wicked sacrifices are an abomination, especially with evil intent — closely parallel to Haggai's unclean offerings.

Isaiah 1:11-15 condemns empty sacrifices when hands are full of blood — a classic prophetic parallel to Haggai's critique of unclean worship.

Joshua 7:12 Parallel

Joshua 7:12 shows that sin makes God withdraw and offerings void — directly parallel to Haggai's declaration that their offerings are unclean due to their defiled state.

Malachi 3:9 Parallel

Malachi 3:9 describes a curse on the whole nation for robbing God in tithes — similarly, Haggai's people are under a curse that defiles their offerings.

Ezra 3:2 Historical context

Ezra 3:2 records proper altar building and offerings — contrasting with Haggai's later rebuke of defiled worship.

Isaiah 52:11 commands purity for those bearing sacred vessels — complementing Haggai's diagnosis of uncleanness by prescribing separation from it.

Titus 1:15 Parallel

Titus 1:15 teaches that to the defiled, nothing is pure — echoing Haggai's idea that unclean people defile their offerings.

Numbers 5:3 Parallel

Numbers 5:2 commands removing unclean persons from the camp — the same principle of defilement underlying Haggai's unclean offerings.

Ezra 3:3 Historical context

Ezra 3:3 continues the account of legitimate offerings — providing the positive context that Haggai's prophecy later critiques.

Proverbs 15:8 reinforces that the wicked's sacrifice is an abomination — mirroring Haggai's point that unclean people's offerings are defiled.

Proverbs 28:9 says ignoring God's law makes prayer an abomination — same principle as Haggai's defiled offerings due to disobedience.