Haggai 2:2

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

¹On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying: ²"Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and also to the remnant of the people. Ask them,³'Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not appear to you like nothing in comparison?' ⁴But now take courage, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work! For I am with you, declares the LORD of Hosts. ⁵This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt. And My Spirit remains among you; do not be afraid." ⁶For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: "Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. ⁷I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts. ⁸The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts. ⁹The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says the LORD of Hosts. And in this place I will provide peace, declares the LORD of Hosts."

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governor: Haggai 1:14, Ezra 1:8, Ezra 2:63, Nehemiah 8:9

Reciprocal: Exodus 17:14 - memorial 1 Chronicles 3:19 - Zerubbabel 1 Chronicles 6:15 - Jehozadak Ezra 2:2 - Zerubbabel Ezra 3:2 - Jeshua Ezra 5:14 - whom Ezra 6:14 - through Nehemiah 12:1 - Zerubbabel Zephaniah 2:7 - the remnant Zechariah 4:6 - Not Matthew 1:12 - and

Cross-References

Genesis 1:31
And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning-the sixth day.

Genesis 2:8
And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.

Genesis 2:11
The name of the first river is Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

Exodus 23:12
For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.

Exodus 31:17
It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.'"

Deuteronomy 5:14
but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work-neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do.

Isaiah 58:13
If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD's holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,

John 5:17
But Jesus answered them, "To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working."

Hebrews 4:4
For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: "And on the seventh day God rested from all His works."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Speak now to Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah,.... Of whom, his descent and dignity, :-. The Septuagint version wrongly renders it "of the tribe of Judah"; in which it is followed by the Arabic version; for, though he was of the tribe of Judah, this does not sufficiently distinguish him; nor does it answer to the word here used, which is expressive of his office and dignity. The Vulgate Latin version, Luther, and Castalio, omit the particle נא, rendered "now", which is very emphatic. The prophet is ordered to go and say what he is bid, directly, immediately, at once, without any delay; the very day before mentioned, yea, at that very instant or moment, the people being now at work, under the eye of their governor; in order to remove an offence, which might discourage them in their work, taken from the meanness of the building, in comparison of the former temple:

and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people; these, besides the two former, even the whole body of the people, the remnant that were come out of the captivity of Babylon:

saying; to the above persons, as follows: