On that same day, December 18, the Lord sent this second message to Haggai:
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh’s word came the second time to Haggai in the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,
- KJV And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,
- BSB For the second time that day, the twenty-fourth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to Haggai, saying,
- NKJV And again the word of the Lord came to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,
- NASB Then the word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,
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Quick answer
On the same day, a second word comes to Haggai, this one for Zerubbabel. God adds a personal promise to the governor.
Overview
This final oracle, dated to the same significant day, turns from the people to their Davidic leader. It moves from present blessing to God's sweeping purposes among the nations. The repeated 'word of Yahweh' stresses again the divine authority behind the message.
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The promise that the latter glory of the temple will exceed the former, and that God will shake the nations and bring 'the desire of all nations,' is fulfilled when Christ enters his temple.
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