Haggai 2:3

Haggai 2:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?
• New International Version (NIV)‘Who of you is left who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not seem to you like nothing?
• English Standard Version (ESV)'Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How do you see it now? Is it not as nothing in your eyes?
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Who is left among you who saw this temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? In comparison with it, is this not in your eyes as nothing?

Context of Haggai 2:3

1On the twenty-first of the seventh month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying, 2“Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying, ‘Who is left among you who saw this temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? Does it not seem to you like nothing in comparison? 4But now take courage, Zerubbabel,’ declares the Lord, ‘take courage also, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and all you people of the land take courage,’ declares the Lord, ‘and work; for I am with you,’ declares the Lord of armies. 5‘As for the promise which I made you when you came out of Egypt, My Spirit remains in your midst; do not fear!’

Haggai 2:3 word by word

מִ֤י בָכֶם֙ הַנִּשְׁאָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר רָאָה֙ אֶת־הַבַּ֣יִת הַזֶּ֔ה בִּכְבוֹד֖וֹ הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן וּמָ֨ה אַתֶּ֜ם רֹאִ֤ים אֹתוֹ֙ עַ֔תָּה הֲל֥וֹא כָמֹ֛הוּ כְּאַ֖יִן בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Whoמִיmîy · who?H4310
• leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• among you whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• templeבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• formerרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · first: previousH7223
• And howמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• it nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• Does it not seemעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• to you like nothingאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• inכְּמוֹkemô kâmô · likeH3644

Cross-references for Haggai 2:3

• Ezra 3:12Yet many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ households, the old men who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, while many shouted aloud for joy,
• Zechariah 4:9“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will finish it. Then you will know that the Lord of armies has sent me to you.
• Ezekiel 7:20Moreover, they transformed the splendor of His jewels into pride, and they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things with it; therefore I will make it an abhorrent thing to them.
• Luke 21:5And while some were talking about the temple, that it was decorated with beautiful stones and vowed gifts, He said,

Commentaries on Haggai 2:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? - Who of you has seen the temple built by Solomon? The foundation of the present house had been laid about fifty-three years after the destruction of the temple built by Solomon and though this prophecy was uttered fifteen years after the foundation of this second temple, yet there might still survive some of those who had seen the temple of Solomon. Is it not in your eyes - Most certainly the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Who is left among you? - The question implies that there were those among them, who had seen the first house in its glory, yet but few. When the foundations of the first temple were laid, there were many Ezra 3:12. “Many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundations of this house were laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice.” Fifty-nine years had elapsed from the destruction of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The former splendor belonged to Solomon’s temple (1 Kings 6:38). Some older people of Judah had seen it in their youth before they went into exile in Babylon. They wept when they saw the new foundation laid (Ezra 3:12–13) because it seemed insignificant in comparison.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Who is left ... that saw ... first glory--Many elders present at the laying of the foundation of the second temple who had seen the first temple (Ezr 3:12, 13) in all its glory, wept at the contrast presented by the rough and unpromising appearance of the former in its beginnings. From the destruction of the first temple to the second year of Darius Hystaspes, the date of Haggai's prophecy, was a space of seventy years (Zec 1:12); and to the first year…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