The Meaning of Haggai 2:20 Explained

Haggai 2:20

KJV: And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,

YLT: And there is a word of Jehovah a second time unto Haggai, on the twenty and fourth of the month, saying:

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

ASV: And the word of Jehovah came the second time unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And again  the word  of the LORD  came unto Haggai  in the four  and twentieth  [day] of the month,  saying, 

What does Haggai 2:20 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The Lord gave Haggai a second message on the same day as the previous message ( Haggai 2:10), the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month (Kislev24 , December18). This was an oracle of salvation. [1] Its purpose was to announce the Lord"s intention to raise up a new leader for His people.

Context Summary

Haggai 2:10-23 - God's Judgment Upon The Nations
Two months after the foregoing prophecy, the prophet again remonstrated with the people for still neglecting the Temple, though they appear to have maintained religious rites. As the holy flesh did not sanctify what it touched, so religious observance did not compensate for neglecting the Temple; such neglect would make their service unclean, Haggai 2:14. The earnest toils of the people had met with persistent unsuccess because God was against them, but from the moment of their repentance He would bless them, Haggai 2:18-19. Amid all the upheavals described in Haggai 2:7 the Jews would be preserved, and their safety guaranteed. Disturbances preceded the Savior's first advent, as they will the second; but amid the shaking and overthrowing that are ushering in the new era, let us not fear. All that cannot be shaken will remain; and as God remembered Noah amid the tossings of the deluge, He will care for us, not because of our deserts, but because of His grace. We did not choose Him, but He us [source]

Chapter Summary: Haggai 2

1  He encourages the people to the work,
4  by promise of greater glory to the second temple than was in the first
10  In the type of holy things and unclean he shows their sins hindered the work
20  God's promise to Zerubbabel

What do the individual words in Haggai 2:20 mean?

And came the word of Yahweh a second [time] to Haggai on twenty and the four [day] of the month saying
וַיְהִ֨י דְבַר־ יְהוָ֤ה ׀ שֵׁנִית֙ אֶל־ חַגַּ֔י בְּעֶשְׂרִ֧ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֛ה לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ לֵאמֹֽר

וַיְהִ֨י  And  came 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
דְבַר־  the  word 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
יְהוָ֤ה ׀  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
שֵׁנִית֙  a  second  [time] 
Parse: Number, ordinal feminine singular
Root: שֵׁנִי  
Sense: second.
חַגַּ֔י  Haggai 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַגַּי 
Sense: 0th in order of the minor prophets; first prophet to prophecy after the captivity.
בְּעֶשְׂרִ֧ים  on  twenty 
Parse: Preposition-b, Number, common plural
Root: עֶשְׂרִים  
Sense: twenty, twentieth.
וְאַרְבָּעָ֛ה  and  the  four  [day] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ  of  the  month 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
לֵאמֹֽר  saying 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.

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