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Haggai 2:1
On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the Lord speaks through the prophet Haggai to address the post-exilic community. The announcement immediately continues in the next verse to Zerubbabel, Joshua, and the remnant of the people.
The words — The phrase דְּבַר־יְהוָה (de.var-Yah.weh) literally renders "word of Yahweh," while בְּיַד (be./yad) denotes transmission "by the hand of" the prophet. These terms establish the divine origin and prophetic medium of the announcement.
The thread — This formulaic introduction reappears in Haggai 1:1 and Haggai 2:20 to mark subsequent divine communications, while 2 Peter 1:21 references the same prophetic mechanism of men speaking from God. The pattern confirms a structured timeline of prophetic revelation in the book.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to recognize the precise dating of God's intervention and acknowledge the authoritative chain of transmission from Yahweh through Haggai. It demands attention to the specific moment before the subsequent commands are issued.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the Lord by the prophet Haggai, saying,
Cross-references
- 2 Peter 1:21 For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
- Haggai 1:1 In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating
- Haggai 2:20 For the second time that day, the twenty-fourth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to Haggai, saying,
- Haggai 1:15 on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of King Darius.
- Haggai 2:10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Haggai the prophet, saying,