Revised Version 1895
Haggai 2
1In theseventhבַּשְּׁבִיעִ֕יba.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, in the one andtwentiethבְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםbe.'es.RimH6242dayH2320of themonthH2320,cameהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068byHaggaiחַגַּ֥יcha.GaiH2292theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
2Speakאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559nowנָ֗אNa'H4994toZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֤לze.ru.ba.VelH2216thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShealtielשַׁלְתִּיאֵל֙shal.ti.'ElH7597,governorפַּחַ֣תpa.ChatH6346ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehozadakיְהוֹצָדָ֖קye.ho.tza.DakH3087, thehighהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548, and to theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
3Who isleftהַנִּשְׁאָ֔רha.nish.'ArH7604amongyouאַתֶּ֜ם'a.TemH859thatsawרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200thishouseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004initsH853formerהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223gloryבִּכְבוֹד֖וֹbikh.vo.DoH3519? andhowH4100doH4100yeseeרֹאִ֤יםro.'ImH7200itnowעַ֔תָּה'A.tahH6258? is itnotH3808in youreyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869asnothingH3808?
4Yetnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258bestrongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388, OZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֣ל׀ze.ru.ba.VelH2216, saith theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068; and bestrongוַחֲזַ֣קva.cha.ZakH2388, OJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehozadakיְהוֹצָדָק֩ye.ho.tza.DakH3087, thehighהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548; and bestrongוַחֲזַ֨קva.cha.ZakH2388,allכָּל־kol-H3605yepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776, saith theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and work: for I am withyouכִּֽי־ki-H3588, saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635,
6Forthusכֹ֤הkhohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: Yetonceאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259, it is alittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592whileע֥וֹדodH5750, and I willshakeמַרְעִישׁ֙mar.'IshH7493theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220, and thedryהֶחָרָבָֽה׃he.cha.ra.VahH2724landH776;
7and I willshakeוְהִרְעַשְׁתִּי֙ve.hir.'ash.TiH7493allכָּל־kol-H3605nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, and thedesirableחֶמְדַּ֣תchem.DatH2532things ofallכָּל־kol-H3605nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471shallcomeוּבָ֖אוּu.Va.'uH935, and I willfillוּמִלֵּאתִ֞יu.mi.le.TiH4390thishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withgloryכָּב֔וֹדka.VodH3519, saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.
9Thelatterהָאַֽחֲרוֹן֙ha.'a.cha.rOnH314gloryכְּבוֹד֩ke.VodH3519of thishouseהַבַּ֨יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shall begreaterגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419thanמִן־min-H4480theformerהָ֣רִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223, saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: and in thisplaceוּבַמָּק֤וֹםu.va.ma.KomH4725will Igiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965, saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.
10In thefourוְאַרְבָּעָה֙ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702andtwentiethבְּעֶשְׂרִ֤יםbe.'es.RimH6242day of theninthלַתְּשִׁיעִ֔יla.te.shi.'IH8671month, in thesecondשְׁתַּ֖יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141ofDariusלְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867,cameהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068byHaggaiחַגַּ֥יcha.GaiH2292theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
12Ifהֵ֣ן׀henH2005onebearיִשָּׂא־yi.sa'-H5375holyH6944fleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320in theskirtבִּכְנַ֣ףbikh.NafH3671of hisgarmentבִּגְד֗וֹbig.DoH899, and with hisskirtבִּ֠כְנָפוֹbikh.na.foH3671doH3605touchוְנָגַ֣עve.na.Ga'H5060breadהַלֶּ֨חֶםha.Le.chemH3899, or pottage, orwineהַיַּ֧יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196, oroilשֶׁ֛מֶןShe.menH8081, oranyH3605meatH1320, shall itbecomeהֲיִקְדָּ֑שׁha.yik.DashH6942holyH6944? And thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548answeredH559andsaidH559,Noלֹֽא׃Lo'H3808.
13ThensaidH559Haggaiחַגַּ֔יcha.GaiH2292,Ifאִם־'im-H518one that isuncleanטְמֵא־te.me'-H2931by adeadH5315bodyH5315touchיִגַּ֧עyi.Ga'H5060anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605oftheseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428, shall it beuncleanH2931? And thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548answeredH559andsaidH559, It shall beuncleanH2931.
14ThenansweredH559Haggaiחַגַּ֜יcha.GaiH2292andsaidH559,Soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651is thispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971, andsoוְכֵן־ve.khen-H3651is thisnationהַגּ֨וֹיha.GoyH1471beforeH6440meH6440, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; andsoוְכֵ֖ןve.KhenH3651iseveryכָּל־kol-H3605workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֑םye.dei.HemH3027; and thatwhichוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834theyofferיַקְרִ֛יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126there isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931.
15Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258, Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994youH3117,considerשִֽׂימוּ־si.mu-H7760from thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117andupwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605, frombeforeמִטֶּ֧רֶםmi.Te.remH2962astoneאֶ֛בֶן'E.venH68waslaidשֽׂוּם־sum-H7760uponאֶל־'el-H413astoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68in thetempleבְּהֵיכַ֥לbe.hei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:
16ThroughH935all that time, when onecameH935to anheapעֲרֵמַ֣ת'a.re.MatH6194oftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242measures, there were buttenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235; when onecameH935to the winefat for todrawלַחְשֹׂף֙lach.SofH2834outH413fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572vessels, there were buttwentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃'es.RimH6242.
17Ismoteהִכֵּ֨יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221youH3605with blasting and withmildewוּבַיֵּֽרָקוֹן֙u.vai.ye.ra.kOnH3420and withhailוּבַבָּרָ֔דu.va.ba.RadH1259inallH3605theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of yourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֑םye.dei.KhemH3027; yet yeturnedH413notוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369tomeH413, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
18ConsiderH7760, Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994youאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834, from thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117andupwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605, from thefourוְאַרְבָּעָ֜הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702andtwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242dayמִיּוֹם֩mi.yOmH3117of theninthלַתְּשִׁיעִ֗יla.te.shi.'IH8671month,sinceH4480thedayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117that thefoundationיֻסַּ֥דyu.SadH3245of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068templeהֵֽיכַל־hei.khal-H1964waslaidH7760,considerH7760it.
19Is theseedהַזֶּ֙רַע֙ha.Ze.ra'H2233yet in thebarnבַּמְּגוּרָ֔הba.me.gu.RahH4035? yea, thevineהַגֶּ֨פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612, and thefigוְהַתְּאֵנָ֧הve.ha.te.'e.NahH8384treeוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086, and thepomegranateוְהָרִמּ֛וֹןve.ha.ri.MonH7416, and theoliveהַזַּ֖יִתha.Za.yitH2132treeH6086hathnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808broughtH5375forthH5375; from thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117will Iblessאֲבָרֵֽךְ׃ ס'a.va.RekhH1288youH3117.
22and I willoverthrowוְהָֽפַכְתִּי֙ve.ha.fakh.TiH2015thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofkingdomsמַמְלָכ֔וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467, and I willdestroyוְהִ֨שְׁמַדְתִּ֔יve.Hish.mad.TiH8045thestrengthחֹ֖זֶקCho.zekH2392of thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471; and I willoverthrowוְהָפַכְתִּ֤יve.ha.fakh.TiH2015thechariotsמֶרְכָּבָה֙mer.ka.VahH4818, andthoseH376thatrideוְרֹ֣כְבֶ֔יהָve.Ro.khe.Vei.haH7392in them; and thehorsesסוּסִים֙su.SimH5483and theirridersוְרֹ֣כְבֵיהֶ֔םve.Ro.khe.vei.HemH7392shallcomeH3381downוְיָרְד֤וּve.ya.re.DuH3381,everyH376one by theswordבְּחֶ֥רֶבbe.Che.revH2719of hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.
23In thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֡וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, will Itakeאֶ֠קָּחֲךָ'E.ka.cha.khaH3947thee, OZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֨לze.ru.ba.VelH2216, myservantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵ֤לshe.'al.ti.'ElH7597, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךָve.sam.Ti.khaH7760thee as asignetכַּֽחוֹתָ֑םka.cho.TamH2368: for I havechosenבָחַ֔רְתִּיva.Char.tiH977thee, saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.
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
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