Haggai 2:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Haggai 2:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Haggai 2:9 is a verse from the book of Haggai in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I gi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Haggai 2:9 — KJV
“The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.”
— Haggai 2:9 (KJV)
Haggai 2:9 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 2:9
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by. charge: or, ordinance places...: Heb. walks”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:9: house, saith, lord
“And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:9: than, saith, lord
“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 2:9: house, saith, lord
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace. feasts: or, solemn, or, set times”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:9: house, saith, lord
“If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:9: glory, saith, lord
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