Haggai 2:21

21 “Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am going to shake the heavens and the earth.

Haggai 2:21 in Other Translations

21 Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;

21 "Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I am about to shake the heavens and the earth,

21 “Tell Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth.

21 "Speak to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah:

21 Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;

21 "Say to Zerubbabel (governor of Judah), 'I am going to shake the heavens and the earth.

21 "Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah: I am going to shake the heavens and the earth.

21 "Speak to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah. Tell him I will shake the heavens and the earth.

Haggai 2:21 Meaning and Commentary

Haggai 2:21

Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah
The former discourse or prophecy chiefly related to the people, for their encouragement in building; this is directed to the prince over them, to support him under all the changes and revolutions made in the world; that he should be regarded by the Lord in a very tender manner, and his government continued, as a type of Christ and his kingdom: saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;
make great commotions, changes, and revolutions in the world, by wars, and otherwise: the Persian kingdom being subdued by the Grecian; the Grecian by the Romans; the Roman empire by the Goths and Vandals; and the antichristian states, both Papal and Mahometan, by the vials of God's wrath poured out upon them, by means of Christian princes: such revolutions are often designed by the shaking of the heavens, especially by earthquakes in the book of the Revelation; see ( Revelation 6:14 ) ( 8:5 ) ( 11:13 ) ( 16:18 ) .

Haggai 2:21 In-Context

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.

23 “ ‘On that day,’ declares the LORD Almighty, ‘I will take you, my servant Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will make you like my signet ring, for I have chosen you,’ declares the LORD Almighty.”

Cross References

• 1. S Ezra 5:2
• 2. S Isaiah 14:16; Ezekiel 38:19-20