Haggai 2:2 (DRB)

Passage

And in the seventh month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:

Nearby Context

Haggai 2:1 In the four and twentieth day of the month, in the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king, they began.

Haggai 2:2 And in the seventh month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:

Haggai 2:3 Speak to Zorobabel the son of Salathiel the governor of Juda, and to Jesus the son of Josedec the high priest, and to the rest of the people, saying:

Haggai 2:4 Who is left among you, that saw this house in its first glory? and how do you see it now? is it not in comparison to that as nothing in your eyes?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seventh", "month", "word", "lord", "came", "hand", "haggai", and "prophet". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seventh" and "month", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "In the four and twentieth day of..." into verse 3's "Speak to Zorobabel the son of Salathiel...", so "seventh" and "month" 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 "seventh" and "month" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.