Berean Standard Bible

Haggai 2

1On the twenty-first dayבְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאֶחָ֖דbe.'es.Rim ve.'e.ChadH6242 H259of the seventhבַּשְּׁבִיעִ֕יba.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Haggaiחַגַּ֥יcha.GaiH2292the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

2“Speakאֱמָר־ נָ֗א'e.mor- Na'H559 H4994toאֶל־'el-H413Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֤לze.ru.ba.VelH2216sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shealtielשַׁלְתִּיאֵל֙shal.ti.'ElH7597,governorפַּחַ֣תpa.ChatH6346of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehozadakיְהוֹצָדָ֖קye.ho.tza.DakH3087,the highהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548,and also toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.Ask themלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3‘Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is leftהַנִּשְׁאָ֔רha.nish.'ArH7604among youwhoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834sawרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004in its formerהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223gloryבִּכְבוֹד֖וֹbikh.vo.DoH3519?Howוּמָ֨הu.MahH4100does it lookרֹאִ֤יםro.'ImH7200אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853to youאַתֶּ֜ם'a.TemH859nowעַ֔תָּה'A.tahH6258?Does it notהֲל֥וֹאha.Lo'H3808appear to youבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869like nothingכְּאַ֖יִןke.'A.yinH369in comparisonכָמֹ֛הוּkha.Mo.huH3644?’

4But nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258be strongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388,O Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֣ל׀ze.ru.ba.VelH2216,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068.Be strongוַחֲזַ֣קva.cha.ZakH2388,O Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehozadakיְהוֹצָדָק֩ye.ho.tza.DakH3087,the highהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548.And be strongוַחֲזַ֨קva.cha.ZakH2388,allכָּל־kol-H3605you peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.Workוַֽעֲשׂ֑וּva.'a.SuH6213!Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am with youאִתְּכֶ֔ם'i.te.KhemH854,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

5אֶֽת־'et-H853This is the promiseהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I madeכָּרַ֤תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772to youאִתְּכֶם֙'i.te.KhemH854when you came outבְּצֵאתְכֶ֣םbe.tze.te.KhemH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.And My Spiritוְרוּחִ֖יve.ru.ChiH7307remainsעֹמֶ֣דֶת'o.Me.detH5975among youבְּתוֹכְכֶ֑םbe.tokh.KhemH8432;do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָֽאוּ׃ סti.Ra.'uH3372.”

6Forכִּ֣יkiH3588this is whatכֹ֤הkhohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Onceאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259moreע֥וֹדodH5750,in a little whileמְעַ֣ט הִ֑יאme.'At Hi'H4592 H1931,Iוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589will shakeמַרְעִישׁ֙mar.'IshH7493אֶת־'et-H853the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the dry landהֶחָרָבָֽה׃he.cha.ra.VahH2724.

7I will shakeוְהִרְעַשְׁתִּי֙ve.hir.'ash.TiH7493אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,and they will comeוּבָ֖אוּu.Va.'uH935with all their treasuresחֶמְדַּ֣ת כָּל־ הַגּוֹיִ֑םchem.Dat kol- ha.go.YimH2532 H3605 H1471,and I will fillוּמִלֵּאתִ֞יu.mi.le.TiH4390אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with gloryכָּב֔וֹדka.VodH3519,saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

8The silverהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701is Mine,and the goldהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091is Mine,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

9The latterהָאַֽחֲרוֹן֙ha.'a.cha.rOnH314gloryכְּבוֹד֩ke.VodH3519of thisהַזֶּ֤הha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֨יִתha.Ba.yitH1004will beיִֽהְיֶ֡הyih.YehH1961greaterגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419thanמִן־min-H4480the formerהָ֣רִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223,saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.And in thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088placeוּבַמָּק֤וֹםu.va.ma.KomH4725I will provideאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.”

Blessings for a Defiled People

10On the twenty-fourth dayבְּעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וְאַרְבָּעָה֙be.'es.Rim ve.'ar.ba.'AhH6242 H702of the ninthלַתְּשִׁיעִ֔יla.te.shi.'IH8671month,in the secondשְׁתַּ֖יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of Dariusלְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867,the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Haggaiחַגַּ֥יcha.GaiH2292the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11“This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559: ‘Askשְׁאַל־ נָ֧אshe.'al- na'H7592 H4994אֶת־'et-H853the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548for a rulingתּוֹרָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃to.Rah le.MorH8451 H559.

12Ifהֵ֣ן׀henH2005a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376carriesיִשָּׂא־yi.sa'-H5375consecratedקֹ֜דֶשׁKo.deshH6944meatבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320in the foldבִּכְנַ֣ףbikh.NafH3671of his garmentבִּגְד֗וֹbig.DoH899,and itבִּ֠כְנָפוֹ אֶל־bikh.na.fo 'el-H3671 H413touchesוְנָגַ֣עve.na.Ga'H5060breadהַלֶּ֨חֶם וְאֶל־ha.Le.chem ve.'el-H3899 H413,stewהַנָּזִ֜יד וְאֶל־ha.na.Zid ve.'el-H5138 H413,wineהַיַּ֧יִן וְאֶל־hai.Ya.yin ve.'el-H3196 H413,oilשֶׁ֛מֶן וְאֶל־She.men ve.'el-H8081 H413,or anyכָּל־kol-H3605other foodמַאֲכָ֖לma.'a.KhalH3978,does that item become holyהֲיִקְדָּ֑שׁha.yik.DashH6942?’” “Noוַיֹּאמְר֖וּ לֹֽא׃vai.yo.me.Ru Lo'H3808 H559,”repliedוַיַּעֲנ֧וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

13So Haggaiחַגַּ֔יcha.GaiH2292askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518one who isdefiledטְמֵא־te.me'-H2931by contact with a corpseנֶ֛פֶשׁNe.feshH5315touchesיִגַּ֧עyi.Ga'H5060anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428,does it become defiledהֲיִטְמָ֑אha.yit.Ma'H2930?” “Yes, it becomes defiledיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930,”the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים וַיֹּאמְר֖וּha.ko.ha.Nim vai.yo.me.RuH3548 H559answeredוַיַּעֲנ֧וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030.

14Then Haggaiחַגַּ֜י וַיֹּ֗אמֶרcha.Gai vai.Yo.merH2292 H559repliedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “Soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651it iswith thisהַ֠זֶּהHa.zehH2088peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971andוְכֵן־ve.khen-H3651thisהַזֶּ֤הha.ZehH2088nationהַגּ֨וֹיha.GoyH1471before Meלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and soוְכֵ֖ןve.KhenH3651it iswith everyכָּל־kol-H3605workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיְדֵיהֶ֑םye.dei.HemH3027;whateverוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834they offerיַקְרִ֛יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033is defiledטָמֵ֥א הֽוּא׃ta.Me' Hu'H2931 H1931.

15Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258considerשִֽׂימוּ־ לְבַבְכֶ֔םsi.mu- le.vav.KhemH7760 H3824carefullyנָ֣אna'H4994fromמִן־min-H4480thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117forwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605:Beforeמִטֶּ֧רֶםmi.Te.remH2962one stoneאֶ֛בֶן'E.venH68was placedשֽׂוּם־sum-H7760onאֶל־'el-H413anotherאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68in the templeבְּהֵיכַ֥לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

16from that timeמִֽהְיוֹתָ֥םmih.yo.TamH1961, whenone cameבָּא֙ba'H935expectingאֶל־'el-H413a heapעֲרֵמַ֣ת'a.re.MatH6194of twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242ephahs of grain,there wereוְהָיְתָ֖הve.ha.ye.TahH1961buttenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235.When one cameבָּ֣אba'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the winepressהַיֶּ֗קֶבhai.Ye.kevH3342to draw outלַחְשֹׂף֙lach.SofH2834fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572bathsפּוּרָ֔הpu.RahH6333,there wereוְהָיְתָ֖הve.ha.ye.TahH1961buttwentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃'es.RimH6242.

17I struck youהִכֵּ֨יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221אֶתְכֶ֜ם'et.KhemH853—allכָּל־kol-H3605the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of your handsיְדֵיכֶ֑םye.dei.KhemH3027—with blightבַּשִּׁדָּפ֤וֹןba.shi.da.FonH7711,mildewוּבַיֵּֽרָקוֹן֙u.vai.ye.ra.kOnH3420,and hailוּבַבָּרָ֔דu.va.ba.RadH1259אֵ֖ת'etH853,but you did notוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369אֶתְכֶ֥ם'et.KhemH853turn to Meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18Consider carefullyשִׂימוּ־ נָ֣א לְבַבְכֶ֔םsi.mu- na' le.vav.KhemH7760 H4994 H3824fromמִן־min-H4480thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117forwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605—fromלְמִן־le.min-H4480the twenty-fourthעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֜ה'es.Rim ve.'ar.ba.'AhH6242 H702dayמִיּוֹם֩mi.yOmH3117of the ninthלַתְּשִׁיעִ֗יla.te.shi.'IH8671month,the dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the foundation of the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068templeהֵֽיכַל־hei.khal-H1964was laidיֻסַּ֥דyu.SadH3245—consider carefullyשִׂ֥ימוּ לְבַבְכֶֽם׃Si.mu le.vav.KhemH7760 H3824:

19Is there stillהַע֤וֹדha.'odH5750seedהַזֶּ֙רַע֙ha.Ze.ra'H2233in the barnבַּמְּגוּרָ֔הba.me.gu.RahH4035?The vineהַגֶּ֨פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612,the figוְהַתְּאֵנָ֧הve.ha.te.'e.NahH8384,the pomegranateוְהָרִמּ֛וֹןve.ha.ri.MonH7416,and the oliveהַזַּ֖יִתha.Za.yitH2132treeוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808yetוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704yieldedנָשָׂ֑אna.Sa'H5375fruit.But fromמִן־min-H4480thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088day onהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,I will bless youאֲבָרֵֽךְ׃ ס'a.va.RekhH1288.”

Zerubbabel the LORD’s Signet Ring

20For the second time that dayשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145,the twenty-fourthבְּעֶשְׂרִ֧ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֛הbe.'es.Rim ve.'ar.ba.'AhH6242 H702day of the monthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Haggaiחַגַּ֔יcha.GaiH2292,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21“Tellאֱמֹ֕ר אֶל־'e.Mor 'el-H559 H413Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֥לze.ru.ba.VelH2216governorפַּֽחַת־pa.chat-H6346of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063thatלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am about to shakeמַרְעִ֔ישׁmar.'IshH7493אֶת־'et-H853the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776:

22I will overturnוְהָֽפַכְתִּי֙ve.ha.fakh.TiH2015royalמַמְלָכ֔וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467thronesכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678and destroyוְהִ֨שְׁמַדְתִּ֔יve.Hish.mad.TiH8045the powerחֹ֖זֶקCho.zekH2392of the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471.I will overturnוְהָפַכְתִּ֤יve.ha.fakh.TiH2015chariotsמֶרְכָּבָה֙mer.ka.VahH4818and their ridersוְרֹ֣כְבֶ֔יהָve.Ro.khe.Vei.haH7392;horsesסוּסִים֙su.SimH5483and their ridersוְרֹ֣כְבֵיהֶ֔םve.Ro.khe.vei.HemH7392will fallוְיָרְד֤וּve.ya.re.DuH3381,eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376by the swordבְּחֶ֥רֶבbe.Che.revH2719of his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

23On thatהַה֣וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֡וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,I will take youאֶ֠קָּחֲךָ'E.ka.cha.khaH3947,My servantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650,Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֨לze.ru.ba.VelH2216sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵ֤לshe.'al.ti.'ElH7597,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and I will make youוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךָve.sam.Ti.khaH7760like My signet ringכַּֽחוֹתָ֑םka.cho.TamH2368,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have chosenבָחַ֔רְתִּיva.Char.tiH977you,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.”

Blessings for a Defiled People

Zerubbabel the LORD’s Signet Ring

Commentaries on Haggai 2