Haggai 2:1

Haggai 2:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the Lord by the prophet Haggai, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)on the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai:
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet:
• New King James Version (NKJV)In the seventh month, on the twenty-first of the month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying:

Context of Haggai 2:1

On the 21st day of the seventh month, the Lord spoke again to Haggai, his prophet. 2The Lord told Haggai that he must speak to Zerubbabel and to Joshua. Shealtiel's son, Zerubbabel, was the ruler of Judah. Jehozadak's son, Joshua was the leader of the priests. The Lord also told Haggai to speak his message to all the people who had returned to live in Jerusalem. The Lord told Haggai to say this to them all: 3The Lord says, ‘Some of you will remember how beautiful my temple was in past times. Look at it now! It seems nothing like it was before.

Haggai 2:1 word by word

בַּשְּׁבִיעִ֕י בְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאֶחָ֖ד לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָה֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה בְּיַד־חַגַּ֥י הַנָּבִ֖יא לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In the seventhשְׁבִיעִיshebîy‛îy shebi‛îy · seventhH7637
• in the oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• and twentiethעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• of the monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• came the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• byיָדyâd · hand: toH3027
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• Haggaiחַגַּיchaggay · HaggaiH2292
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Haggai 2:1

• Haggai 2:10The Lord spoke again to Haggai, his prophet, on the 24th day of the ninth month, in the second year since Darius had become king. This was the Lord's message:
• Haggai 1:15They started to work on the 24th day of that same month, in the second year after Darius had become king.
• Haggai 1:1The Lord spoke his message to Haggai, his prophet. At that time, Darius was king of Persia. He had been king for 1 year and five months. On the first day of the next month, the Lord told Haggai to speak to Zerubbabel, Judah's ruler, and to Joshua, the leader of God's priests. Zerubbabel was the son of Shealtiel. Joshua was the son of Jehozadak. This was the Almighty Lord's message: ‘Judah's people say that this is not the right time to build a temple for me.’
• 2 Peter 1:21None of the prophets' messages came because any person wanted to say something. Instead, God's Holy Spirit caused people to speak words that came from God.

Commentaries on Haggai 2:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1In the seventh month - This was a new message, and intended to prevent discouragement, and excite them to greater diligence in their work.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month - This was the seventh day of the feast of tabernacles, Leviticus 23:34, Leviticus 23:36, Leviticus 23:40-42. and its close. The eighth day was to be a sabbath, with its “holy convocation,” but the commemorative feast, the dwelling in booths, in memory of God‘s bringing them out of Egypt, was to last seven days. The close then of this feast could not but revive their sadness at the glories of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Greater glory promised to the second temple than to the first. (1-9) Their sins hindered the work. (10-19) The kingdom of Christ foretold. (20-23) Verses 1-9 Those who are hearty in the Lord's service shall receive encouragement to proceed. But they could not build such a temple then, as Solomon built. Though our gracious God is pleased if we do as well as we can in his service, yet our proud hearts will scarcely let us be pleased, unless we do as well as…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1On the twenty-first day of the seventh month: This was the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles, a celebration of the summer harvest (see Leviticus 23:34–43). Hundreds of years earlier, people dedicated Solomon’s Temple during this festival (1 Kings 8:2). Haggai’s message aimed to give the people hope and encouragement during their current distress and discouragement.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91. seventh month--of the Hebrew year; in the second year of Darius' reign (Hag 1:1); not quite a month after they had begun the work (Hag 1:15). This prophecy was very shortly before that of Zechariah.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Haggai 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings