Hagai 2:1
Konteks2:1 On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, 1 the Lord spoke again through the prophet Haggai: 2
Hagai 2:6
Konteks2:6 Moreover, the Lord who rules over all says: ‘In just a little while 3 I will once again shake the sky 4 and the earth, the sea and the dry ground.
Hagai 2:20
Konteks2:20 Then the Lord spoke again to Haggai 5 on the twenty-fourth day of the month: 6
[2:1] 1 tn Heb “In the seventh [month], on the twenty-first day of the month.”
[2:1] sn The seventh month was the month Tishri, according to the modern (Julian) calendar October 17, 520
[2:1] 2 tc Heb “the word of the
[2:6] 3 tc The difficult MT reading עוֹד אַחַת מְעַט הִיא (’od ’akhat mÿ’at hi’, “yet once, it is little”; cf. NAB “One moment yet, a little while”) appears as “yet once” in the LXX, omitting the last two Hebrew words. However, the point being made is that the anticipated action is imminent; thus the repetition provides emphasis.
[2:6] 4 tn Or “the heavens.” The same Hebrew word, שָׁמַיִם (shamayim), may be translated “sky” or “heavens” depending on the context. Although many English versions translate the term as “heavens” here, the other three elements present in this context (earth, sea, dry ground) suggest “sky” is in view.
[2:20] 5 tn Heb “and the word of the
[2:20] 6 sn Again, the twenty-fourth day of the month was Kislev 24 or December 18, 520