Haggai 2:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Haggai 2:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Haggai 2:8 is a verse from the book of Haggai in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Haggai 2:8 — KJV
“The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.”
— Haggai 2:8 (KJV)
Haggai 2:8 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 2:8
“If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:8: silver, mine, gold
“Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:8: mine, saith, lord
“In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant. In...: or, This is in mine ears, saith the LORD, etc Of a...: Heb. If not, etc”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:8: mine, saith, lord
“And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:8: mine, saith, lord
“Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine: punish: Heb. visit upon”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:8: mine, saith, lord
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