Contradiction with Amos 8:10
Amos speaks of turning feasts into mourning, contrasting with the celebratory rebuilding atmosphere in Haggai 1:15.
Amos 8:10: And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only [son], and the end thereof as a bitter day.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 33:11
Promises of joy and gladness contradict the adversity faced by Israelites in Haggai 1:15 prior to the rebuild.
Jeremiah 33:11: The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD [is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever: [and] of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:13-14
Disdain for new moons and appointed feasts contrasts with significance of timing in Haggai 1:15.
Isaiah 1:13-14: Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; [it is] iniquity, even the solemn meeting. [iniquity: or, grief]
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:3
Time to break down and build up paradoxically questions the delays before Haggai 1:15's restoration.
Ecclesiastes 3:3: A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;