Haggai 2:11 (DBY)

Passage

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Ask now the priests [concerning] the law, saying,

Nearby Context

Haggai 2:9 The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, saith Jehovah of hosts; and in this place will I give peace, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Haggai 2:10 On the four and twentieth [day] of the ninth [month], in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah by Haggai the prophet, saying,

Haggai 2:11 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Ask now the priests [concerning] the law, saying,

Haggai 2:12 If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any food shall it become holy? And the priests answered and said, No.

Haggai 2:13 And Haggai said, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, is it become unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thus", "saith", "jehovah", "hosts", "priests", "concerning", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thus" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "On the four and twentieth day of..." into verse 12's "If one bear holy flesh in the...", so "thus" and "saith" 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 "thus" and "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.