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Haggai 1:13
Haggai, the messenger of the LORD, delivered the message of the LORD to the people: “I am with you,” declares the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Haggai, identified as the LORD’s messenger, speaks to the remnant of the people immediately after they respond to his initial prophecy with obedience and reverence.
The words — מַלְאַךְ (mal.'Akh) literally means "messenger" or "envoy," and לֵ/אמֹר (le./Mor) functions as the standard construct "saying" or "to say," framing the divine declaration that follows.
The thread — The promise "I am with you" echoes the covenantal presence in Isaiah 43:2 and is echoed in the Great Commission by Matthew 28:20, while the messenger motif anticipates the prophetic pattern in Malachi 3:1.
Why it lands — The text records a direct divine assurance to a community that has just resumed a stalled task, requiring the reader to recognize that the stated presence accompanies the stated obedience without adding external conditions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then spake Haggai the Lord’s messenger in the Lord’s message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the Lord.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
- Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Malachi 3:1 “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Romans 8:31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Psalms 46:11 The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
- Haggai 2:4 But now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work! For I am with you, declares the LORD of Hosts.
- Acts 18:9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
- 2 Chronicles 20:17 You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”
- 2 Chronicles 32:8 With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.