Haggai 2:20

Zerubbabel the LORD’s Signet Ring

20 The word of the LORD came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month:

Haggai 2:20 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
20 And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,
English Standard Version (ESV)
20 The word of the LORD came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month,
New Living Translation (NLT)
20 On that same day, December 18, the LORD sent this second message to Haggai:
The Message Bible (MSG)
20 God's Message came a second time to Haggai on that most memorable day, the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month:
American Standard Version (ASV)
20 And the word of Jehovah came the second time unto Haggai in the four and twentieth [day] of the month, saying,
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
20 The LORD spoke his word to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month. He said,
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
20 The word of the Lord came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month:
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
20 A final message came to me from the Lord. It also came on the 24th day of the ninth month. He said,

Haggai 2:20 Meaning and Commentary

Haggai 2:20

And again the word of the Lord came unto Haggai
Or a "second" F19 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:


FOOTNOTES:

F19 (tynv) "secundo", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius; "secunda vice", Burkius.

Haggai 2:20 In-Context

18 ‘From this day on, from this twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, give careful thought to the day when the foundation of the LORD’s temple was laid. Give careful thought:
19 Is there yet any seed left in the barn? Until now, the vine and the fig tree, the pomegranate and the olive tree have not borne fruit. “ ‘From this day on I will bless you.’ ”
20 The word of the LORD came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month:
21 “Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am going to shake the heavens and the earth.
22 I will overturn royal thrones and shatter the power of the foreign kingdoms. I will overthrow chariots and their drivers; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Ezra 5:1
  • 2. S ver 1; S Haggai 1:15
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