Haggai 2:20 (ASV)

Passage

And the word of Jehovah came the second time unto Haggai in the four and twentieth [day] of the month, saying,

Nearby Context

Haggai 2:18 Consider, I pray you, from this day and backward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth [month], since the day that the foundation of Jehovah`s temple was laid, consider it.

Haggai 2:19 Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, the vine, and the fig-tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive-tree have not brought forth; from this day will I bless [you].

Haggai 2:20 And the word of Jehovah came the second time unto Haggai in the four and twentieth [day] of the month, saying,

Haggai 2:21 Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;

Haggai 2:22 and I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms; and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "word", "jehovah", "came", "second", "time", "haggai", "four", and "twentieth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "word" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "Is the seed yet in the barn..." into verse 21's "Speak to Zerubbabel governor of Judah saying...", so "word" and "jehovah" belong inside that flow. In Haggai context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "word" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.