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Haggai 2:8-10
New English Translation
Haggai 2:8-10
New English Translation
8 “The silver and gold will be mine,” decrees the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. 9 “The future splendor of this temple will be greater than that of former times,”[a] the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has declared. “And in this place I will give peace,” decrees the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.[b]
The Promised Blessing
10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month of Darius’ second year,[c] the Lord’s message came to the prophet Haggai:[d]
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- Haggai 2:9 tn Heb “greater will be the latter splendor of this house than the former”; NAB “greater will be the future glory.”
- Haggai 2:9 tn In the Hebrew text there is an implicit play on words in the clause “in this place [i.e., Jerusalem] I will give peace”: in יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (yerushalayim) there will be שָׁלוֹם (shalom).
- Haggai 2:10 sn The twenty-fourth day of the ninth month of Darius’ second year was Kislev 24 or December 18, 520 b.c.
- Haggai 2:10 sn This Hebrew expression is slightly different from the one in 1:1, 3; 2:1.
Haggai 2:8-10
New International Version
Haggai 2:8-10
New International Version
8 ‘The silver is mine and the gold(A) is mine,’ declares the Lord Almighty. 9 ‘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:
Haggai 2:8-10
King James Version
Haggai 2:8-10
King James Version
8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.
9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts.
10 In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying,
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Haggai 2:8-10
New King James Version
Haggai 2:8-10
New King James Version
8 ‘The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,’ says the Lord of hosts. 9 (A)‘The glory of this latter [a]temple shall be greater than the former,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘And in this place I will give (B)peace,’ says the Lord of hosts.”
The People Are Defiled
10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying,
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- Haggai 2:9 Lit. house
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