Haggai 2:6

Translations

Modern

For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.

Traditional

For thus saith the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

Literal

For thus says YHWH of Hosts: “Once more, it is a little while, and I will be shaking the heavens and the earth, and the sea and the dry land.

Latin

Quia hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Adhuc unum modicum est, et ego commovebo cælum, et terram, et mare, et aridam.

Original

Hebrew

English

For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.

Notes

Haggai 2:6–7

God will once more shake the heavens and the earth on the coming day of judgment (see Isaiah 2:19–21; 30:28). The previous shaking was the judgment on Egypt during the exodus (Haggai 2:21–22; Exodus 14:31).

The New Testament connects this to the return of Jesus Christ in a short time (Hebrews 12:26–27). Haggai likely saw God's ultimate judgment hinted at in events after his time, such as the fall of Persia to Greece and Greece to Rome (see Daniel 2:39–45).

Haggai 2:1–9

Haggai’s second message assures the community that God remembers his promises, made by earlier prophets, to bless and restore them (for example, Isaiah 35; 40:1–11; 52:1–12; Jeremiah 32:36–44; 33:6–26).

Theme notes and profiles

Zerubbabel Completion of the Second Temple

Events

Prophecies of Haggaic. 520 BC

Related verses

Hebrews 12:26–28
At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
Isaiah 10:25
For in just a little while My fury against you will subside, and My anger will turn to their destruction.”
Luke 21:25–27
There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.
Mark 13:24–26
But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
Acts 2:19
I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
Joel 3:16
The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
Haggai 2:21–22
“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth:
Joel 2:30–32
I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.
Ezekiel 38:20
The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that crawls upon the ground, and all mankind on the face of the earth will tremble at My presence. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground.
Jeremiah 4:23–26
I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.
Matthew 24:29–30
Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
Isaiah 29:17
In a very short time, will not Lebanon become an orchard, and the orchard seem like a forest?

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Glory Haggai, Book of Postexilic Period Prophecy Zechariah, Book of

Topics

Earthquakes: The Overthrow of Kingdoms The Sea: God: Shakes, by his Word

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