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Until now, the vine and the fig tree, the pomegranate and the olive tree have not borne fruit. &#8220&#8217From this day on I will bless you.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/haggai/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> I am giving you a promise now while the seed is still in the barn. You have not yet harvested your grain, and your grapevines, fig trees, pomegranates, and olive trees have not yet produced their crops. But from this day onward I will bless you.” <a href="/esv/haggai/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> Is the seed yet in the barn? Indeed, the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have yielded nothing. But from this day on I will bless you.” <a href="/bsb/haggai/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. But from this day on, I will bless you.” <a href="/kjv/haggai/2.htm">King James Bible</a> Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you. <a href="/nkjv/haggai/2.htm">New King James Version</a> Is the seed still in the barn? As yet the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yielded fruit. But from this day I will bless you.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/haggai/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Is the seed still in the barn? Even including the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree, it has not produced fruit. Yet from this day on I will bless you.’” <a href="/nasb/haggai/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> Is the seed still in the barn? Even including the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate and the olive tree, it has not borne fruit. Yet from this day on I will bless you.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/haggai/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Is the seed still in the barn? Even including the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree, it has not borne fruit. Yet from this day on I will bless you.’” <a href="/lsb/haggai/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Is the seed still in the barn? Even including the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree, it has not borne fruit. Yet from this day on I will bless you.’” <a href="/amp/haggai/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Is the seed still in the barn? As to the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree—they have not produced. Yet from this day on I will bless you [in the harvest of your crops].’” <a href="/csb/haggai/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Is there still seed left in the granary? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet produced. But from this day on I will bless you.” <a href="/hcsb/haggai/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Is there still seed left in the granary? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet produced. But from this day on I will bless you.&#8221 <a href="/asv/haggai/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, the vine, and the fig-tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive-tree have not brought forth; from this day will I bless you. <a href="/cev/haggai/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Although you have not yet harvested any grain, grapes, figs, pomegranates, or olives, I will richly bless you in the days ahead. <a href="/erv/haggai/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree hath not brought forth; from this day will I bless you. <a href="/gwt/haggai/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Is there any seed left in the barn? The vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree still haven't produced. But from now on I will bless you." <a href="/gnt/haggai/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> Although there is no grain left, and the grapevines, fig trees, pomegranates, and olive trees have not yet produced, yet from now on I will bless you." <a href="/isv/haggai/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> Is there seed left in the granary? Up until now, neither the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, nor the olive tree has borne fruit, but from this very day I will bless you.'" <a href="/msb/haggai/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. But from this day on, I will bless you.? <a href="/net/haggai/2.htm">NET Bible</a> The seed is still in the storehouse, isn't it? And the vine, fig tree, pomegranate, and olive tree have not produced. Nevertheless, from today on I will bless you.'" <a href="/nheb/haggai/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Is the seed yet in the barn? Yes, the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree haven't brought forth. From this day will I bless you.'" <a href="/wbt/haggai/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Is the seed yet in the barn? yes, as yet the vine, and the fig-tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive-tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you. <a href="/web/haggai/2.htm">World English Bible</a> Is the seed yet in the barn? Yes, the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree haven’t produced. From today I will bless you.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/haggai/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Is the seed yet in the barn? And until now the vine and the fig, "" And the pomegranate, and the olive-tree, "" Have not borne—from this day I bless.” <a href="/ylt/haggai/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Is the seed yet in the barn? And hitherto the vine and the fig, And the pomegranate, and the olive-tree, Have not borne -- from this day I bless.' <a href="/slt/haggai/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Is the seed yet in the storehouse? and even the vine and the fig tree, and the pomegranate and the olive tree bore not: from this day will I praise.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/haggai/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Is the seed as yet sprung up? or hath the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree as yet flourished? from this day I will bless you. <a href="/cpdv/haggai/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 2:20>Has the seed been germinated yet? And has the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree still not flourished? From this day on, I will bless you. <a href="/nabre/haggai/2.htm">New American Bible</a> Is there still seed in the storehouse? Have the vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree still not borne fruit? From this day, I will bless you. <a href="/nrsvce/haggai/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Is there any seed left in the barn? Do the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree still yield nothing? From this day on I will bless you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/haggai/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Consider now in your hearts, for there is no grain for the seed in the threshing floor, and the vine, and as yet the fig tree and the pomegranate and the olive trees have not brought forth; from this day I will bless them, says the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/haggai/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> There is no seed at the threshing floor, and the vine and the fig tree and pomegranates and the trees of olives have not been bearing, and from today I bless them says, LORD JEHOVAH”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/haggai/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> is the seed yet in the barn? yea, the vine, and the fig-tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive-tree hath not brought forth--from this day will I bless you.' <a href="/sep/haggai/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> consider in your hearts, whether this shall be known on the corn-floor, and whether yet the vine, and the fig-tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive-trees that bear no fruit are with you: from this day will I bless you. <a href="/parallel/haggai/2-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E3FsGMCt5I0?start=382" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/haggai/2.htm">Blessings for a Defiled People</a> …18Consider carefully from this day forward—from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, the day the foundation of the LORD’s temple was laid—consider carefully: 19<a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ha·‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">Is there still</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: haz·ze·ra‘ (Art:: N-ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">seed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4035.htm" title="4035: bam·mə·ḡū·rāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A storehouse, granary. Feminine of magowr or of maguwr; a fright; also a granary.">in the barn?</a> <a href="/hebrew/1612.htm" title="1612: hag·ge·p̄en (Art:: N-cs) -- A vine. From an unused root meaning to bend; a vine, especially the grape.">The vine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8384.htm" title="8384: wə·hat·tə·’ê·nāh (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- Fig tree. Or t:enah; perhaps of foreign derivation; the fig.">the fig,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7416.htm" title="7416: wə·hā·rim·mō·wn (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A pomegranate. Or rimmon; from ramam; a pomegranate, the tree or the fruit.">the pomegranate,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2132.htm" title="2132: haz·za·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- Olive tree, olive. Probably from an unused root; an olive, the tree, the branch or the berry.">and the olive</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: wə·‘êṣ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">tree</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">yet</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: nā·śā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">yielded fruit.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">But from</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day on,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: ’ă·ḇā·rêḵ (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">I will bless you.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10-12</a> Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure. / I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land, and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the LORD of Hosts. / “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” says the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-8.htm">Deuteronomy 28:8</a> The LORD will decree a blessing on your barns and on everything to which you put your hand; the LORD your God will bless you in the land He is giving you. <a href="/joel/2-18.htm">Joel 2:18-19</a> Then the LORD became jealous for His land, and He spared His people. / And the LORD answered His people: “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and by them you will be satisfied. I will never again make you a reproach among the nations. <a href="/zechariah/8-12.htm">Zechariah 8:12</a> “For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance. <a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Leviticus 26:4</a> I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit. <a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Amos 9:13</a> “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow. <a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a> But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. <a href="/2_corinthians/9-10.htm">2 Corinthians 9:10</a> Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness. <a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a> And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. <a href="/psalms/67-6.htm">Psalm 67:6</a> The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us. <a href="/ezekiel/34-26.htm">Ezekiel 34:26-27</a> I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing. / The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and delivered them from the hands that enslaved them. <a href="/genesis/26-12.htm">Genesis 26:12</a> Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him, <a href="/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9-10</a> Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops; / then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. <a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23</a> Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures. <a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Luke 6:38</a> Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Is the seed yet in the barn? yes, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, has not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.as.<a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Habakkuk 3:17,18</a> Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: … from.<a href="/genesis/26-12.htm">Genesis 26:12</a> Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.<a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">Leviticus 26:3-13</a> If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; … <a href="/deuteronomy/15-10.htm">Deuteronomy 15:10</a> Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/39-12.htm">Barn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/micah/2-9.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-18.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Fig</a> <a href="/micah/4-4.htm">Fig-Tree</a> <a href="/haggai/2-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/daniel/1-3.htm">Including</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/hosea/14-6.htm">Olive-Tree</a> <a href="/joel/1-12.htm">Pomegranate</a> <a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-25.htm">Store-House</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/nahum/2-2.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Yield</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Barn</a> <a href="/matthew/5-44.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-13.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/matthew/1-25.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-10.htm">Fig</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-10.htm">Fig-Tree</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-10.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/8-33.htm">Including</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-3.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Olive-Tree</a> <a href="/exodus/28-34.htm">Pomegranate</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-12.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-13.htm">Store-House</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-10.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-10.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-12.htm">Yield</a><div class="vheading2">Haggai 2</div>1. <a href="/haggai/2-1.htm">He encourages the people to the work, </a> 4. <a href="/haggai/2-4.htm">by promise of greater glory to the second temple than was in the first.</a> 10. <a href="/haggai/2-10.htm">In the type of holy things and unclean he shows their sins hindered the work.</a> 20. <a href="/haggai/2-20.htm">God's promise to Zerubbabel.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>Is there still seed in the barn? This rhetorical question implies a time of scarcity and anticipation. In the agricultural society of ancient Israel, the barn was a place of storage for seed, which was essential for future planting and harvest. The question suggests that the people have not yet seen the results of their labor, reflecting a period of waiting and uncertainty. This can be connected to the broader context of Haggai, where the people are encouraged to rebuild the temple despite their economic struggles. The question challenges the people to trust in God's provision even when resources seem limited.The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. These specific plants are significant in the agricultural and economic life of Israel. The vine, fig, pomegranate, and olive tree are often symbols of prosperity and blessing in the Bible. Their lack of fruitfulness at this point underscores the people's current hardship and the consequences of their previous neglect of God's house. This phrase can be linked to the covenant blessings and curses found in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where obedience to God results in agricultural abundance, while disobedience leads to barrenness. The mention of these plants also highlights the dependency of the people on God's favor for their sustenance.But from this day on, I will bless you.” This promise marks a turning point and is a declaration of divine favor. The phrase "from this day on" indicates a specific moment of change, likely tied to the people's renewed commitment to rebuilding the temple. God's blessing is not just a future hope but begins immediately, signifying His approval and presence with them. This assurance of blessing can be seen as a fulfillment of the prophetic word and a demonstration of God's faithfulness to His covenant. It also foreshadows the ultimate blessing found in Jesus Christ, who is the true temple and source of spiritual abundance for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/haggai.htm">Haggai</a> A prophet who delivered God's messages to the Jewish people after their return from Babylonian exile, encouraging them to rebuild the temple. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_remnant_of_israel.htm">The Remnant of Israel</a> The group of Jews who returned from Babylonian exile to rebuild Jerusalem and the temple. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a> The central place of worship for the Jewish people, which was in the process of being rebuilt during Haggai's ministry. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_vine,_fig_tree,_pomegranate,_and_olive_tree.htm">The Vine, Fig Tree, Pomegranate, and Olive Tree</a> Symbolic representations of agricultural prosperity and blessing in Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_blessing.htm">The Promise of Blessing</a> God's assurance of future prosperity and blessing contingent upon the people's obedience and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_precedes_blessing.htm">Obedience Precedes Blessing</a> God's promise of blessing is often contingent upon our obedience and faithfulness. Just as the Israelites were called to prioritize the rebuilding of the temple, we are called to prioritize God's kingdom in our lives. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_timing.htm">Faith in God's Timing</a> The promise of future blessing requires faith and patience. We may not see immediate results, but God is faithful to fulfill His promises in His perfect timing. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_fruitfulness.htm">Symbolism of Fruitfulness</a> The mention of the vine, fig tree, pomegranate, and olive tree symbolizes not only physical prosperity but also spiritual fruitfulness. We are called to bear spiritual fruit in our lives as evidence of God's work in us. <a href="/topical/g/god's_assurance.htm">God's Assurance</a> Despite current circumstances, God assures His people of His blessing. This assurance should encourage us to trust in His provision and remain steadfast in our commitments to Him. <a href="/topical/r/renewal_and_restoration.htm">Renewal and Restoration</a> The context of Haggai's message is one of renewal and restoration. God is in the business of restoring what is broken, and He invites us to participate in His redemptive work.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/haggai/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) Is the seed yet in the barn?--i.e., There is no grain as yet in the barn, the harvest having been blighted in the last season. The term rendered in the Authorised Version "seed" does not imply grain for sowing, but grain for provision. The fruit harvest was as defective as that of cereals, having been cut off by the hail. (See <a href="/haggai/2-17.htm" title="I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labors of your hands; yet you turned not to me, said the LORD.">Haggai 2:17</a>.) The prospect was thus one of deepest gloom. But human helplessness is God's opportunity. He pledges His word even at this crisis by the mouth of Haggai, "From this day I will bless."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/haggai/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - Is the seed yet in the barn? Is there any of your poor crop still left in your granaries? Is it not already expended? "The seed" is here the produce of the seed, the grain (<a href="/1_samuel/8-15.htm">1 Samuel 8:15</a>; <a href="/job/39-12.htm">Job 39:12</a>). The corn crop is mentioned first, then the fruit harvest. The Vulgate has, Numquid jam semen in germine est? Has the seed begun to grow? Is there any sign of abundance? Yet the harvest shall be prolific. But there is no doubt that megurah means "barn," not "sprout." LXX., Αἰ ἐπιγνωσθήσεται ἐπὶ τῆς ἅλω, "If it shall be known upon the threshing floor." Jerome must have read γῆς for τῆς, as he renders, "Si ultra cognoscetur super terram area." He expounds it thus: So abundant shall be the produce that the threshing floor shall not recognize its own corn. or that the threshers shall be forced to join floor to floor to make room for all the grain, "et arearnm separatio nesciatur in terra" Yea, as yet; καὶ εἰ ἔτι (Septuagint); et adhuc (Vulgate); as <a href="/judges/3-26.htm">Judges 3:26</a>; <a href="/job/1-18.htm">Job 1:18</a>. Others translate, "as regards." Though there was no sign of leaf or fruit on the trees, nothing by which one could judge of the future produce, yet the prophet predicts an abundant crop, dating from the people's obedience (<a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">Leviticus 26:3</a>, etc.; <a href="/deuteronomy/28-2.htm">Deuteronomy 28:2</a>, etc.). From this day will I bless you. "This day" is the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month (ver. 10). From now the improvement in the season should begin and make itself evident. "Bless" is a term often used for sending fruitful seasons (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-8.htm">Deuteronomy 28:8</a>; <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a>). <a href="/commentaries/haggai/2-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Is there still הַע֤וֹד (ha·‘ō·wḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more seed הַזֶּ֙רַע֙ (haz·ze·ra‘) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity in the barn? בַּמְּגוּרָ֔ה (bam·mə·ḡū·rāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4035.htm">Strong's 4035: </a> A storehouse, granary The vine, הַגֶּ֨פֶן (hag·ge·p̄en) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1612.htm">Strong's 1612: </a> A vine, the grape the fig, וְהַתְּאֵנָ֧ה (wə·hat·tə·’ê·nāh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8384.htm">Strong's 8384: </a> Of foreign derivation, the fig the pomegranate, וְהָרִמּ֛וֹן (wə·hā·rim·mō·wn) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7416.htm">Strong's 7416: </a> A pomegranate, the tree, the fruit and the olive הַזַּ֖יִת (haz·za·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2132.htm">Strong's 2132: </a> An olive, the tree, the branch, the berry tree וְעֵ֥ץ (wə·‘êṣ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood have not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no yet וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while yielded [fruit]. נָשָׂ֑א (nā·śā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take But from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of this הַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that day on, הַיּ֥וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day I will bless you.” אֲבָרֵֽךְ׃ (’ă·ḇā·rêḵ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/haggai/2-19.htm">Haggai 2:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/haggai/2-19.htm">Haggai 2:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/haggai/2-19.htm">Haggai 2:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/haggai/2-19.htm">Haggai 2:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/haggai/2-19.htm">Haggai 2:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/haggai/2-19.htm">Haggai 2:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/haggai/2-19.htm">Haggai 2:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/haggai/2-19.htm">Haggai 2:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/haggai/2-19.htm">Haggai 2:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/haggai/2-19.htm">Haggai 2:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/haggai/2-19.htm">OT Prophets: Haggai 2:19 Is the seed yet in the barn? 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