Haggai 1:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Haggai 1:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Haggai 1:2 is a verse from the book of Haggai in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Haggai 1:2 — KJV
“Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built.”
— Haggai 1:2 (KJV)
Haggai 1:2 in Context — About the Book of Haggai
Haggai delivers four dated sermons to people who had stalled rebuilding God's temple for sixteen years while paneling their own houses. His challenge — give careful thought to your ways — reorders priorities, and God's response to renewed obedience is immediate: I am with you; from this day I will bless you.
Cross-References for Haggai 1:2
“Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.”
Shares key themes with Haggai 1:2: thus, lord, hosts
“Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,”
Shares key themes with Haggai 1:2: thus, speaketh, lord
“And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage: in...: Heb. to morrow”
Shares key themes with Haggai 1:2: lord, saying, say
“Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel: from following: Heb. from after”
Shares key themes with Haggai 1:2: thus, lord, hosts
“For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, with...: Heb. in strength of hand”
Shares key themes with Haggai 1:2: thus, lord, saying
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