The Meaning of Haggai 2:6 Explained

Haggai 2:6

KJV: 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;

YLT: For thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Yet once more -- it is a little, And I am shaking the heavens and the earth, And the sea, and the dry land,

Darby: For thus saith Jehovah 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;

ASV: For thus saith Jehovah 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;

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Haggai 2:6?

MEANING: What does Haggai 2:6 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Haggai 2:6 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Haggai 2:6?

What is the context of Haggai 2:6?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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];

What does Haggai 2:6 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The basis of their confidence and lack of fear was a promise from Almighty Yahweh. He would do again in the future what He had done at the Exodus and at Mt. Sinai ( Exodus 19:16; Exodus 19:18; Psalm 68:8; Psalm 77:16-18). Shaking the heavens and the earth describes an earthquake, which was an evidence of the Lord"s supernatural intervention (cf. Isaiah 2:12-21; Isaiah 13:13; Ezekiel 38:20; Amos 8:8). This will occur when Christ returns to the earth ( Joel 3:16; Matthew 24:29-30).

The writer of Hebrews quoted this verse in Hebrews 12:26. He then added that we who are in Christ have an unshakable kingdom that will endure the coming cosmic earthquake ( Hebrews 12:28-29). Haggai"s prophecy still awaits fulfillment.

"The New Testament writer sees in Haggai"s language an implicit contrast between the transitory nature of the old economy and the abiding permanence of the new economy that was initiated by the mission of Jesus." ^[1]

Context Summary

Haggai 2:1-9 - The True Glory Of God's House

One earnest man can arouse an entire community. Let a fire glow in our hearts, and it will spread. Assured of God's presence and favor, within three weeks the whole land was awake. Note the cooperation of God's Spirit with the message of His servant, "the Lord stirred up." Let us ever seek and rely on His cooperation! "We are witnesses, so also is the Holy Spirit!" Three prophecies occupy the following chapter. In the first, Haggai 1:1-9, the Jews are encouraged to persevere. Although there was no comparison between the glory of Solomon's Temple and the splendor of this, they must not be discouraged. Though they might deplore the absence of the sacred fire of the Shekinah, of the Ark with its cherubim, of the Urim and Thummim, and of the spirit of prophecy, yet the Messiah's presence, which would be associated with the second Temple would more than compensate for their deficiency, since He was the antitype of them all. If we lack many of the advantages and attractions in which others excel, let us be more than satisfied to possess Christ. And be it always remembered that Christian worship seeks to realize the presence of Him who said: "I am in the midst." Without that a cathedral is an empty void; with that, a barn will be heaven. For Haggai 1:6-7 see Hebrews 12:26-28. This little while in God's arithmetic lasted for 517 years. [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 2:6 mean?

For thus says Yahweh of hosts more Once a little while it [is] and I will shake - heaven and earth the sea dry land

כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת ע֥וֹד אַחַ֖ת מְעַ֣ט הִ֑יא וַאֲנִ֗י מַרְעִישׁ֙ אֶת־ הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם וְאֶת־ הָאָ֔רֶץ הַיָּ֖ם הֶחָרָבָֽה

כֹ֤ה	thus
Parse: Adverb Root: כֹּה Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַר֙	says
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוָ֣ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
צְבָא֔וֹת	of hosts
Parse: Noun, common plural Root: צָבָא Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.
ע֥וֹד	more
Parse: Adverb Root: עֹוד Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
אַחַ֖ת	Once
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number).
מְעַ֣ט	a little while
Parse: Adverb Root: מְעַט Sense: littleness, few, a little, fewness.
הִ֑יא	it [is]
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
וַאֲנִ֗י	and I
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, first person common singular Root: אֲנִי Sense: I (first pers.
מַרְעִישׁ֙	will shake
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular Root: רָעַשׁ Sense: to quake, shake.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם	heaven
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: שָׁמַיִם Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
הָאָ֔רֶץ	earth
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
הַיָּ֖ם	the sea
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יָם Sense: sea.
הֶחָרָבָֽה	dry land
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: חָרָבָה Sense: dry land, dry ground.

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