Haggai 2:20

THE MESSAGE

God 's Message came a second time to Haggai on that most memorable day, the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month: "Speak to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah: "‘I am about to shake up everything, to turn everything upside down and start over from top to bottom—overthrow governments, destroy foreign powers, dismantle the world of weapons and armaments, throw armies into confusion, so that they end up killing one another. And on that day'"—this is God 's Message—"‘I will take you, O Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, as my personal servant and I will set you as a signet ring, the sign of my sovereign presence and authority. I've looked over the field and chosen you for this work.'" The Message of God -of-the-Angel-Armies.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The word of the Lord came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month:

Hebrew Names Version
The Word of the LORD came the second time to Haggai in the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,

King James Version (1611)
And againe the worde of the Lord came vnto Haggai in the foure and twentieth day of the moneth, saying,

King James Version
And again the word of the Lord came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,

English Standard Version
The word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month,

New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,

New Century Version
Then the Lord spoke his word a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month. He said,

Amplified Bible
And again the word of the LORD came to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month (Dec 18, 520 B.C.), saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And againe the worde of the Lorde came vnto Haggai in the foure and twentieth day of the moneth, saying,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the word of the LORD came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
For the second time that day, the twenty-fourth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to Haggai, saying:

Contemporary English Version
That same day the Lord spoke to Haggai again and said:

Complete Jewish Bible
The word of Adonai came a second time to Hagai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, as follows:

Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came the second time unto Haggai on the four and twentieth [day] of the month, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
Another message from the Lord came to Haggai on the 24th day of the month. This is the message:

George Lamsa Translation
And again the word of the LORD came to Haggai, on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,

Good News Translation
On that same day, the twenty-fourth of the month, the Lord gave Haggai a second message

Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month saying,

Literal Translation
And a second time the Word of Jehovah was to Haggai, in the twenty-fourth of the month, saying,

American Standard Version
And the word of Jehovah came the second time unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,

Bible in Basic English
And the word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai, on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the word of the LORD came the second time unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And againe the worde of the Lorde came vnto Haggei in the foure & twentie [day] of the moneth, saying:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
consider in your hearts, whether this shall be known on the corn-floor, and whether yet the vine, and the fig-tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive-trees that bear no fruit are with you: from this day will I bless you.

English Revised Version
And the word of the LORD came the second time unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,

World English Bible
The Word of Yahweh came the second time to Haggai in the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Fro this dai Y schal blesse. And the word of the Lord was maad the secounde tyme to Aggei, in the foure and twentithe dai of the monethe,

Update Bible Version
And the word of Yahweh came the second time to Haggai in the four and twentieth [day] of the month, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
And again the word of the LORD came to Haggai in the four and twentieth [day] of the month, saying,

New English Translation
Then the Lord spoke again to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month:

New King James Version
And again the word of the LORD came to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,

New Living Translation
On that same day, December 18, the Lord sent this second message to Haggai:

New Life Bible
The Word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,

New Revised Standard
The word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh, the second time unto Haggai, on the twenty-fourth of the month, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
(2-21) And the word of the Lord came a second time to Aggeus in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying:

Revised Standard Version
The word of the LORD came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month,

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah a second time unto Haggai, on the twenty and fourth of the month, saying:

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Morouer the xxiiij. daye of the moneth came the worde of the LORDE vnto Aggeus agayne, sayenge:

Contextual Overview

²⁰ God 's Message came a second time to Haggai on that most memorable day, the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month: "Speak to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah: "‘I am about to shake up everything, to turn everything upside down and start over from top to bottom—overthrow governments, destroy foreign powers, dismantle the world of weapons and armaments, throw armies into confusion, so that they end up killing one another. And on that day'"—this is God 's Message—"‘I will take you, O Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, as my personal servant and I will set you as a signet ring, the sign of my sovereign presence and authority. I've looked over the field and chosen you for this work.'" The Message of God -of-the-Angel-Armies. ²²This Temple Will End Up Better Than It Started Out On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the Word of God came through the prophet Haggai: "Tell Governor Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and High Priest Joshua son of Jehozadak and all the people: ‘Is there anyone here who saw the Temple the way it used to be, all glorious? And what do you see now? Not much, right? "‘So get to work, Zerubbabel!'— God is speaking. "‘Get to work, Joshua son of Jehozadak—high priest!' "‘Get to work, all you people!'— God is speaking. "‘Yes, get to work! For I am with you.' The God -of-the-Angel-Armies is speaking! ‘Put into action the word I covenanted with you when you left Egypt. I'm living and breathing among you right now. Don't be timid. Don't hold back.' "This is what God -of-the-Angel-Armies said: ‘Before you know it, I will shake up sky and earth, ocean and fields. And I'll shake down all the godless nations. They'll bring bushels of wealth and I will fill this Temple with splendor.' God -of-the-Angel-Armies says so. ‘I own the silver, I own the gold.' Decree of God -of-the-Angel-Armies. "‘This Temple is going to end up far better than it started out, a glorious beginning but an even more glorious finish: a place in which I will hand out wholeness and holiness.' Decree of God -of-the-Angel-Armies." On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month (again, this was in the second year of Darius), God 's Message came to Haggai: " God -of-the-Angel-Armies speaks: Consult the priests for a ruling. If someone carries a piece of sacred meat in his pocket, meat that is set apart for sacrifice on the altar, and the pocket touches a loaf of bread, a dish of stew, a bottle of wine or oil, or any other food, will these foods be made holy by such contact?" The priests said, "No." Then Haggai said, "How about someone who is contaminated by touching a corpse—if that person touches one of these foods, will it be contaminated?" The priests said, "Yes, it will be contaminated." Then Haggai said, "‘So, this people is contaminated. Their nation is contaminated. Everything they do is contaminated. Whatever they do for me is contaminated.' God says so. "‘Think back. Before you set out to lay the first foundation stones for the rebuilding of my Temple, how did it go with you? Isn't it true that your foot-dragging, halfhearted efforts at rebuilding the Temple of God were reflected in a sluggish, halfway return on your crops—half the grain you were used to getting, half the wine? I hit you with drought and blight and hail. Everything you were doing got hit. But it didn't seem to faze you. You continued to ignore me.' God 's Decree. "‘Now think ahead from this same date—this twenty-fourth day of the ninth month. Think ahead from when the Temple rebuilding was launched. Has anything in your fields—vine, fig tree, pomegranate, olive tree—failed to flourish? From now on you can count on a blessing.'" God 's Message came a second time to Haggai on that most memorable day, the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month: "Speak to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah: "‘I am about to shake up everything, to turn everything upside down and start over from top to bottom—overthrow governments, destroy foreign powers, dismantle the world of weapons and armaments, throw armies into confusion, so that they end up killing one another. And on that day'"—this is God 's Message—"‘I will take you, O Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, as my personal servant and I will set you as a signet ring, the sign of my sovereign presence and authority. I've looked over the field and chosen you for this work.'" The Message of God -of-the-Angel-Armies. ²³This Temple Will End Up Better Than It Started Out On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the Word of God came through the prophet Haggai: "Tell Governor Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and High Priest Joshua son of Jehozadak and all the people: ‘Is there anyone here who saw the Temple the way it used to be, all glorious? And what do you see now? Not much, right? "‘So get to work, Zerubbabel!'— God is speaking. "‘Get to work, Joshua son of Jehozadak—high priest!' "‘Get to work, all you people!'— God is speaking. "‘Yes, get to work! For I am with you.' The God -of-the-Angel-Armies is speaking! ‘Put into action the word I covenanted with you when you left Egypt. I'm living and breathing among you right now. Don't be timid. Don't hold back.' "This is what God -of-the-Angel-Armies said: ‘Before you know it, I will shake up sky and earth, ocean and fields. And I'll shake down all the godless nations. They'll bring bushels of wealth and I will fill this Temple with splendor.' God -of-the-Angel-Armies says so. ‘I own the silver, I own the gold.' Decree of God -of-the-Angel-Armies. "‘This Temple is going to end up far better than it started out, a glorious beginning but an even more glorious finish: a place in which I will hand out wholeness and holiness.' Decree of God -of-the-Angel-Armies." On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month (again, this was in the second year of Darius), God 's Message came to Haggai: " God -of-the-Angel-Armies speaks: Consult the priests for a ruling. If someone carries a piece of sacred meat in his pocket, meat that is set apart for sacrifice on the altar, and the pocket touches a loaf of bread, a dish of stew, a bottle of wine or oil, or any other food, will these foods be made holy by such contact?" The priests said, "No." Then Haggai said, "How about someone who is contaminated by touching a corpse—if that person touches one of these foods, will it be contaminated?" The priests said, "Yes, it will be contaminated." Then Haggai said, "‘So, this people is contaminated. Their nation is contaminated. Everything they do is contaminated. Whatever they do for me is contaminated.' God says so. "‘Think back. Before you set out to lay the first foundation stones for the rebuilding of my Temple, how did it go with you? Isn't it true that your foot-dragging, halfhearted efforts at rebuilding the Temple of God were reflected in a sluggish, halfway return on your crops—half the grain you were used to getting, half the wine? I hit you with drought and blight and hail. Everything you were doing got hit. But it didn't seem to faze you. You continued to ignore me.' God 's Decree. "‘Now think ahead from this same date—this twenty-fourth day of the ninth month. Think ahead from when the Temple rebuilding was launched. Has anything in your fields—vine, fig tree, pomegranate, olive tree—failed to flourish? From now on you can count on a blessing.'" God 's Message came a second time to Haggai on that most memorable day, the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month: "Speak to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah: "‘I am about to shake up everything, to turn everything upside down and start over from top to bottom—overthrow governments, destroy foreign powers, dismantle the world of weapons and armaments, throw armies into confusion, so that they end up killing one another. And on that day'"—this is God 's Message—"‘I will take you, O Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, as my personal servant and I will set you as a signet ring, the sign of my sovereign presence and authority. I've looked over the field and chosen you for this work.'" The Message of God -of-the-Angel-Armies.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

in the: Haggai 2:10

Reciprocal: Ezra 5:2 - the prophets Haggai 1:1 - second Haggai 1:15 - General Zechariah 1:1 - the eighth Zechariah 7:1 - the fourth

Cross-References

Genesis 2:18
God said, "It's not good for the Man to be alone; I'll make him a helper, a companion." So God formed from the dirt of the ground all the animals of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the Man to see what he would name them. Whatever the Man called each living creature, that was its name. The Man named the cattle, named the birds of the air, named the wild animals; but he didn't find a suitable companion.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And again the word of the Lord came unto Haggai,.... Or a "second" s time, even on the same day as the former:

in the four and twentieth day of the month; of the ninth month Chisleu, Haggai 2:10:

saying; as follows:

s שנית "secundo", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Junius Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius "secunda vice", Burkius.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Haggai 2:20. Again the word of the Lord came — This was a second communication in the same day.