Haggai 2:5

Haggai 2:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.
• New International Version (NIV)‘This is what I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt. And my Spirit remains among you. Do not fear.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)according to the covenant that I made with you when you came out of Egypt. My Spirit remains in your midst. Fear not.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘According to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit remains among you; do not fear!’

Context of Haggai 2:5

3‘Does anyone remember this house—this Temple—in its former splendor? How, in comparison, does it look to you now? It must seem like nothing at all! 4But now the Lord says: Be strong, Zerubbabel. Be strong, Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people still left in the land. And now get to work, for I am with you, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. My Spirit remains among you, just as I promised when you came out of Egypt. So do not be afraid.’ 6“For this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: In just a little while I will again shake the heavens and the earth, the oceans and the dry land. 7I will shake all the nations, and the treasures of all the nations will be brought to this Temple. I will fill this place with glory, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Haggai 2:5 word by word

אֶֽת־הַדָּבָ֞ר אֲשֶׁר־כָּרַ֤תִּי אִתְּכֶם֙ בְּצֵאתְכֶ֣ם מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם וְרוּחִ֖י עֹמֶ֣דֶת בְּתוֹכְכֶ֑ם אַל־תִּירָֽאוּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• that I covenantedכָּרַתkârath · to cut: make(covenant)H3772
• with you when ye cameיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• out of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• so my spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• remainethעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• you: fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372

Cross-references for Haggai 2:5

• Exodus 29:45Then I will live among the people of Israel and be their God,
• Exodus 33:12One day Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Take these people up to the Promised Land.’ But you haven’t told me whom you will send with me. You have told me, ‘I know you by name, and I look favorably on you.’
• Exodus 34:8Moses immediately threw himself to the ground and worshiped.
• Numbers 11:25And the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses. Then he gave the seventy elders the same Spirit that was upon Moses. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But this never happened again.
• Nehemiah 9:20You sent your good Spirit to instruct them, and you did not stop giving them manna from heaven or water for their thirst.
• Psalms 51:11Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
• Isaiah 63:11Then they remembered those days of old when Moses led his people out of Egypt. They cried out, “Where is the one who brought Israel through the sea, with Moses as their shepherd? Where is the one who sent his Holy Spirit to be among his people?
• Zechariah 4:6Then he said to me, “This is what the Lord says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
• John 14:16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.
• Joshua 8:1Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take all your fighting men and attack Ai, for I have given you the king of Ai, his people, his town, and his land.
• 2 Chronicles 20:17But you will not even need to fight. Take your positions; then stand still and watch the Lord’s victory. He is with you, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out against them tomorrow, for the Lord is with you!”
• Isaiah 41:10Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
• Zechariah 8:13Among the other nations, Judah and Israel became symbols of a cursed nation. But no longer! Now I will rescue you and make you both a symbol and a source of blessing. So don’t be afraid. Be strong, and get on with rebuilding the Temple!
• Matthew 28:5Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
• Acts 27:24and he said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What’s more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.’
• Revelation 1:17When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. But he laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last.

Commentaries on Haggai 2:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The words which I covenanted - The words stand more forcibly, because abruptly. It is an exclamation which cannot be forced into any grammatical relation with the preceding. The more exact idiom would have been “Remember,” “take to heart.” But the prophet points to it the more energetically, because he casts it, as it were, into the midst, not bound up with any one verb. This would be the rather done in speaking to the people, as David to his followers (1…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5My Spirit remains among you: See Exodus 29:46; Isaiah 63:11; Ezekiel 36:26–27. This is the promise I made to you (literally the word I cut with you): The phrase “cut a covenant” is a Hebrew expression for making a covenant (see Genesis 15:18; Exodus 34:27). Haggai’s phrase, “cut a word,” is unique in the Old Testament. It uses language that intentionally links his prophecy to God’s covenant with his people. By making this connection, Haggai emphasized the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. According to the word that--literally, "(I am with you) the word (or thing) which I covenanted"; that is, I am with you as I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt (Ex 19:5, 6; 34:10, 11). The covenant promise of God to the elect people at Sinai is an additional motive for their persevering. The Hebrew for to "covenant" is literally "to cut," alluding to the sacrificial victims cut in ratification of a covenant. so--or, "and." my Spirit…Read the comment

Topics related to Haggai 2:5

• God
• Holy Spirit
• Righteous
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Comparison
• Desire
• Press
• Haggai
• Holy Spirit
• Joshua (3)
• Trinity

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