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href="/bsb/haggai/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/haggai/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The word of the LORD came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/haggai/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />On that same day, December 18, the LORD sent this second message to Haggai:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/haggai/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The word of the LORD came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/haggai/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the second time that day, the twenty-fourth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to Haggai, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/haggai/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth <i>day</i> of the month, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/haggai/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And again the word of the LORD came to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/haggai/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth <i>day</i> of the month, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/haggai/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/haggai/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth <i>day</i> of the month saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/haggai/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the word of Yahweh came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth <i>day</i> of the month, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/haggai/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And again the word of the LORD came to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month (Dec 18, 520 B.C.), saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/haggai/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The word of the LORD came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/haggai/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The word of the LORD came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month: &#8220<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/haggai/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the word of Jehovah came the second time unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/haggai/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />That same day the LORD spoke to Haggai again and said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/haggai/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the word of the LORD came the second time unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/haggai/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD spoke his word to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month. He said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/haggai/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />On that same day, the twenty-fourth of the month, the LORD gave Haggai a second message <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/haggai/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This message from the LORD came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/haggai/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the second time that day, the twenty-fourth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to Haggai, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/haggai/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD spoke again to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/haggai/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The word of the LORD came the second time to Haggai in the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/haggai/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And again the word of the LORD came to Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/haggai/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh’s word came the second time to Haggai in the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/haggai/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And there is a word of YHWH a second time to Haggai, on the twenty-fourth of the month, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/haggai/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And there is a word of Jehovah a second time unto Haggai, on the twenty and fourth of the month, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/haggai/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the word of Jehovah will be the second time to Haggai in the twenty and fourth to the month, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/haggai/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the word of the Lord came a second time to Aggeus in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/haggai/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 2:21>And the word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai, on the twenty-fourth of the month, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/haggai/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The word of the LORD came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/haggai/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The word of the LORD came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/haggai/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And again the word of the LORD came to Haggai, on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/haggai/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the word of LORD JEHOVAH was upon Khaggi the second time, on the fourth and twentieth of the month saying:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/haggai/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the word of the LORD came the second time unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/haggai/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the word of the Lord came the second time to Aggaeus the prophet, on the four and twentieth <i>day</i> of the month, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/haggai/2-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E3FsGMCt5I0?start=395" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/haggai/2.htm">Zerubbabel the LORD's Signet Ring</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145: šê·nîṯ (Number-ofs) -- Second (an ord. number). From shanah; properly, double, i.e. Second; also adverbially, again.">For the second time that day,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: bə·‘eś·rîm (Prep-b:: Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">the twenty-fourth</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: wə·’ar·bā·‘āh (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: la·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">day of the month,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏə·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2292.htm" title="2292: ḥag·gay (N-proper-ms) -- Haggai -- festal, a Hebrew prophet. From chag; festive; Chaggai, a Heb. Prophet.">Haggai,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/4-6.htm">Zechariah 4:6-10</a></span><br />So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts. / What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’” / Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a></span><br />In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a></span><br />Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Isaiah 13:13</a></span><br />Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29-31</a></span><br />Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-19.htm">Ezekiel 38:19-23</a></span><br />In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. / The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that crawls upon the ground, and all mankind on the face of the earth will tremble at My presence. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground. / And I will summon a sword against Gog on all My mountains, declares the Lord GOD, and every man’s sword will be against his brother. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Joel 3:16</a></span><br />The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-26.htm">Hebrews 12:26-27</a></span><br />At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.” / The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-25.htm">Jeremiah 51:25</a></span><br />“Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD. I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Revelation 16:18-20</a></span><br />And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake. / The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. / Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-19.htm">Isaiah 24:19-20</a></span><br />The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently. / The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Zephaniah 3:8</a></span><br />Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18</a></span><br />Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-6.htm">Psalm 46:6</a></span><br />Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12-14</a></span><br />And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. / The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And again the word of the LORD came to Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,</p><p class="hdg">in the.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/haggai/2-10.htm">Haggai 2:10</a></b></br> In the four and twentieth <i>day</i> of the ninth <i>month</i>, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/haggai/2-18.htm">Four</a> <a href="/haggai/2-10.htm">Fourth</a> <a href="/haggai/2-14.htm">Haggai</a> <a href="/haggai/2-18.htm">Month</a> <a href="/haggai/2-10.htm">Second</a> <a href="/haggai/2-18.htm">Time</a> <a href="/haggai/2-18.htm">Twentieth</a> <a href="/haggai/2-18.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/haggai/2-18.htm">Twenty-Fourth</a> <a href="/haggai/2-10.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/1-7.htm">Four</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-3.htm">Fourth</a> <a href="/genesis/46-16.htm">Haggai</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-1.htm">Month</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-1.htm">Second</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-12.htm">Time</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-7.htm">Twentieth</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-2.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-7.htm">Twenty-Fourth</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-1.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Haggai 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/haggai/2-1.htm">He encourages the people to the work, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/haggai/2-4.htm">by promise of greater glory to the second temple than was in the first.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/haggai/2-10.htm">In the type of holy things and unclean he shows their sins hindered the work.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/haggai/2-20.htm">God's promise to Zerubbabel.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/haggai/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/haggai/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/haggai/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For the second time that day</b><br>This phrase indicates the urgency and importance of the message. In the context of prophetic literature, receiving a word from the Lord twice in one day underscores the significance of the message. It suggests that God is actively communicating with His people and that the message should be heeded with seriousness. This repetition can be seen in other biblical instances, such as Joseph's interpretation of Pharaoh's dreams in <a href="/genesis/41-32.htm">Genesis 41:32</a>, where the doubling of the dream signifies that the matter is firmly decided by God.<p><b>the twenty-fourth day of the month</b><br>The specific dating of this prophecy is significant. It is the 24th day of the ninth month, Kislev, in the second year of King Darius's reign (520 BC). This precise dating reflects the historical accuracy and reliability of the biblical text. It also situates the prophecy within the context of the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem, a central theme in Haggai. The date is significant as it marks a turning point in the encouragement of the people to complete the Temple, aligning with the agricultural calendar and the anticipation of God's blessings.<p><b>the word of the LORD came to Haggai</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the divine origin of the message. Haggai, as a prophet, serves as a mouthpiece for God, delivering His words to the people. The phrase "word of the LORD" is a common prophetic formula, indicating that the message is not of human origin but is a direct communication from God. This underscores the authority and reliability of the prophecy. The role of the prophet is crucial in the Old Testament, as seen in other prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah, who also delivered God's messages to guide, warn, and encourage His people.<p><b>saying</b><br>The use of "saying" introduces the content of the divine message. It prepares the audience for the specific instructions or revelations that follow. In the context of Haggai, this message is part of a series of prophecies aimed at motivating the people to complete the rebuilding of the Temple. The prophetic message often includes elements of both warning and promise, reflecting God's covenant relationship with His people. The forthcoming message will address the future shaking of the heavens and the earth, a theme that resonates with eschatological implications found in other prophetic books like Daniel and Revelation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/haggai.htm">Haggai</a></b><br>A prophet of God who delivered messages to the Jewish people during the post-exilic period. His role was to encourage the rebuilding of the temple and to convey God's promises and warnings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who speaks through His prophets to guide, correct, and encourage His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_second_message.htm">The Second Message</a></b><br>This refers to the second message given to Haggai on the same day, emphasizing the importance and urgency of God's communication.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_twenty-fourth_day_of_the_month.htm">The Twenty-Fourth Day of the Month</a></b><br>This specific timing highlights the precision and intentionality of God's messages, often aligning with significant events or periods in Israel's history.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/post-exilic_jerusalem.htm">Post-Exilic Jerusalem</a></b><br>The setting of Haggai's prophecy, where the Jewish people had returned from Babylonian exile and were tasked with rebuilding the temple and restoring their community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_timing_and_precision.htm">God's Timing and Precision</a></b><br>God's messages are timely and precise, often aligning with significant events in our lives. We should be attentive to His guidance and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Haggai play a crucial role in delivering God's messages. We should value and heed the teachings of those who faithfully communicate God's Word today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_obedience.htm">Encouragement in Obedience</a></b><br>Just as Haggai encouraged the Israelites to rebuild the temple, we are called to persevere in our God-given tasks, trusting in His provision and strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_empowerment.htm">Divine Empowerment</a></b><br>The rebuilding of the temple was a daunting task, but God's Spirit empowered the people. We too can rely on the Holy Spirit to accomplish what seems impossible.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_small_beginnings.htm">Faithfulness in Small Beginnings</a></b><br>The work on the temple began small, but God valued their faithfulness. We should not despise small beginnings but trust that God can bring great things from them.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_haggai_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Haggai 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_zech._12_7_align_with_judah's_history.htm">How does Zechariah 12:7, which promises the Lord will save the tents of Judah first, align with historical records showing Judah’s multiple defeats and exiles? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_wrote_the_book_of_haggai.htm">Who is the author of the Book of Haggai?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ps_61_6-7_conflict_with_david's_fall.htm">Does the promise of an everlasting throne (Ps 61:6–7) conflict with the later downfall of David’s dynasty in historical accounts? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/haggai/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20-23) <span class= "ital"><span class= "bld">The Fifth Utterance.</span></span>--The promise of <a href="/context/haggai/2-6.htm" title="For thus said the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;">Haggai 2:6-9</a> is enlarged. The heathen powers shall be consumed one of another, but the line of Zerubbabel shall stand secure, and be a witness to Jehovah's faithfulness. Here, as in <a href="/context/haggai/2-6.htm" title="For thus said the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;">Haggai 2:6-9</a>, the only satisfactory interpretation is that Haggai was charged with a prediction--purposely vague and indistinct in character--of the extension of God's kingdom by the Christian dispensation. "Zerubbabel," the descendant of David, includes in himself Him who was according to the flesh his lineal descendant. Just in the same way in older prophecy "David" is himself identified with that Messiah in whom the glories of the Davidic house were to culminate. (See <a href="/psalms/89-19.htm" title="Then you spoke in vision to your holy one, and said, I have laid help on one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.">Psalm 89:19</a>, and comp. Jennings and Lowe, <span class= "ital">Commentary,</span> Introd. to Psalms 89) It appears as unnecessary to find a literal fulfilment of the prediction of the overthrow of the world-powers, "every one by the sword of his brother," as of the utterance (repeated from <a href="/haggai/2-6.htm" title="For thus said the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;">Haggai 2:6</a>), "I will shake the heavens and the earth." It is true that the empires of Babylon, Persia, Syria, and Greece each in its turn declined and passed away. But in the Roman Empire the world-power was as strongly represented as ever, when Christ came on earth. It was to succumb later on to moral, not to material force. Nothing, in fact, can be extracted from these passages beyond a dim presage of the heathen kingdoms being pervaded by the moral influence of the Christian Church.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/haggai/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 20-23.</span> - Part V. THE FOURTH ADDRESS: PROMISE OF THE RESTORATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID, WHEN THE STORM BURSTS ON THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - Temporal blessings had been promised to the people generally; now spiritual blessings are announced to Zerubbabel as the head of the nation and the representative of the house of David. <span class="cmt_word">And again;</span> <span class="accented">and a second time</span>; <span class="greek">ἐκ δευτέρου</span> (Septuagint). This revelation took place on the same day as the preceding one. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/haggai/2-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For the second time that day,</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁנִית֙</span> <span class="translit">(šê·nîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - ordinal feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8145.htm">Strong's 8145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Second (an ordinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the twenty-fourth</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֶשְׂרִ֧ים</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘eś·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twenty, twentieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day of the month,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the word</span><br /><span class="heb">דְבַר־</span> <span class="translit">(ḏə·ḇar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֤ה ׀</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Haggai,</span><br /><span class="heb">חַגַּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥag·gay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2292.htm">Strong's 2292: </a> </span><span class="str2">Haggai -- 'festal', a Hebrew prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saying:</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאמֹֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/haggai/2-20.htm">Haggai 2:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/haggai/2-20.htm">Haggai 2:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/haggai/2-20.htm">Haggai 2:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/haggai/2-20.htm">Haggai 2:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/haggai/2-20.htm">Haggai 2:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/haggai/2-20.htm">Haggai 2:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/haggai/2-20.htm">Haggai 2:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/haggai/2-20.htm">Haggai 2:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/haggai/2-20.htm">Haggai 2:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/haggai/2-20.htm">Haggai 2:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/haggai/2-20.htm">OT Prophets: Haggai 2:20 The Word of Yahweh came the second (Hagg. 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