And I will move all nations, and [a]the desire of all nations shall come, and I will fill this House with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.

The [b]silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.

10 The glory of this last House shall be greater than the first, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give [c]peace, saith the Lord of hosts.

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Footnotes

  1. Haggai 2:8 Meaning, Christ whom all ought to look for and desire: or by desire he may signify all precious things, as riches, and such like.
  2. Haggai 2:9 Therefore when his time cometh he can make all the treasures of the world to serve his purpose: but the glory of this second Temple doth not stand in material things, neither can be built.
  3. Haggai 2:10 Meaning, all spiritual blessings and felicity purchased by Christ, Phil. 4:7.

‘The silver is mine and the gold(A) is mine,’ declares the Lord Almighty. ‘The glory(B) of this present house(C) will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place I will grant peace,(D)’ declares the Lord Almighty.”

Blessings for a Defiled People

10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month,(E) in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Haggai:

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