Add parallel Print Page Options

I will shake all the nations,
    so that the treasures of all the nations will come in.
And I will fill this house with glory—
    says the Lord of hosts.(A)

Mine is the silver and mine the gold—oracle of the Lord of hosts.

Greater will be the glory of this house(B)
    the latter more than the former—says the Lord of hosts;
And in this place I will give you peace—[a]
    oracle of the Lord of hosts.

Priestly Ruling with Prophetic Interpretation.[b]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2:9 Peace: after God’s presence or glory has returned to the Temple, Jerusalem will receive the treasures from the nations, making the Temple more glorious than ever; and from that place God will extend shalom, a peace which embraces prosperity, well-being, harmony.
  2. 2:10–14 A request for a priestly ruling (Heb. torah) is made in the form of a dialogue between Haggai and the priests. Explicit examples where such priestly rulings are quoted are rare in prophetic books. The interchange illustrates an essential role of the priesthood: the interpretation of God’s law (cf. Lv 10:9–11).

I will shake all nations, and what is desired(A) by all nations will come, and I will fill this house(B) with glory,(C)’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘The silver is mine and the gold(D) is mine,’ declares the Lord Almighty. ‘The glory(E) of this present house(F) will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place I will grant peace,(G)’ declares the Lord Almighty.”

Read full chapter