Bible Strands
Haggai 2:21
“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord speaks through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, on the twenty-fourth day of the month during a second prophetic message that same day.
The words — The Hebrew verb מַרְעִישׁ (mar.'Ish) literally means to shake or cause trembling, and the text states God is about to perform this action. This verb conveys imminent physical and political disruption rather than a gradual process.
The thread — The declaration repeats the promise in Haggai 2:6 to shake the heavens and the earth, and directly precedes the announcement in Haggai 2:22 concerning the overturning of royal thrones and the defeat of nations.
Why it lands — The text explicitly states that divine shaking will precede the destruction of human kingdoms and military forces. It requires the reader to acknowledge that political authority and military power are subject to immediate divine dismantling.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;
Cross-references
- Haggai 2:6 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
- Zechariah 4:6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
- Ezra 5:2 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.
- 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
- Hebrews 12:26 At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
- Psalms 46:6 Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
- Revelation 16:17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne in the temple, saying, “It is done!”
- 1 Chronicles 3:19 The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The children of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, their sister Shelomith,
- Ezra 2:2 accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
- Ezekiel 26:15 This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst?