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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD of Hosts addresses the post-exilic community of Judah immediately after promising His abiding Spirit and commanding them not to fear. This declaration follows the rebuilding efforts and precedes the promise of future glory.

The words — ע֥וֹד (od) translates as "yet" or "again," and מְעַ֣ט (me'at) means "a little" or "a short time," emphasizing the imminent timing of the divine action.

The thread — The shaking motif recurs in Hebrews 12:26, where the author applies the same promise to a future cosmic upheaval, and echoes the temporary nature of divine wrath in Isaiah 10:25.

Why it lands — The text commands immediate attention to a coming divine intervention that will overturn all established orders before filling the temple with glory. It requires readers to recognize that human stability is provisional and that God alone determines the final state of creation.

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The Hebrew words

כִּ֣יkifor כֹ֤הkhohthus אָמַר֙'a.Marhe says יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otof hosts ע֥וֹדodyet אַחַ֖ת'a.Chatone [time]מְעַ֣טme.'At[is] a little הִ֑יאHi'it וַאֲנִ֗יva./'a.Niand/ I מַרְעִישׁ֙mar.'Ish[am] about to shake אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha./sha.Ma.yimthe/ heavens וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>הָאָ֔רֶץha./'A.retzthe/ earth וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>הַיָּ֖םhai./Yamthe/ sea וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>הֶחָרָבָֽה׃he./cha.ra.Vahthe/ dry ground

King James Version

For thus saith the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

Cross-references

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.”
Isaiah 10:25 For in just a little while My fury against you will subside, and My anger will turn to their destruction.”
Mark 13:24 But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
Luke 21:25 There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.
Acts 2:19 I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
Joel 2:30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.
Joel 3:16 The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
Haggai 2:21 “Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth:
Isaiah 29:17 In a very short time, will not Lebanon become an orchard, and the orchard seem like a forest?
Jeremiah 4:23 I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.