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A final message came to me from the Lord. It also came on the 24th day of the ninth month. He said,
Haggai 2:20 Meaning and Commentary
Haggai 2:20
And again the word of the Lord came unto Haggai Or a "second" F19 time, even on the same day as the former: in the four and twentieth day of the month; of the ninth month Chisleu, ( Haggai 2:10 ) : saying; as follows:
FOOTNOTES:
F19 (tynv) "secundo", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius; "secunda vice", Burkius.
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‘From this day on, from this twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, give careful thought to the day when the foundation of the LORD’s temple was laid. Give careful thought:
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Is there yet any seed left in the barn? Until now, the vine and the fig tree, the pomegranate and the olive tree have not borne fruit. “ ‘From this day on I will bless you.’ ”
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The word of the LORD came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month:
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“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am going to shake the heavens and the earth.
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I will overturn royal thrones and shatter the power of the foreign kingdoms. I will overthrow chariots and their drivers; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.