Haggai 2:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Haggai 2:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Haggai 2:4 is a verse from the book of Haggai in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be stron..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Haggai 2:4 — KJV
“Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:”
— Haggai 2:4 (KJV)
Haggai 2:4 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 2:4
“And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:4: zerubbabel, lord, joshua
“Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:4: zerubbabel, lord, joshua
“Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:4: now, zerubbabel, joshua
“In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, by: Heb. by the hand of governor: or, captain”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:4: zerubbabel, lord, joshua
“Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:4: now, zerubbabel, lord
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