Haggai 2:4 (DRB)

Passage

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?

Nearby Context

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?

Haggai 2:5 Yet now take courage, O Zorobabel, saith the Lord, and take courage, Jesus the son of Josedec the high priest, and take courage, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord of hosts: and perform (for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts)

Haggai 2:6 The word that I covenanted with you when you came out of the land of Egypt: and my spirit shall be in the midst of you: fear not.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "left", "house", "first", "glory", "comparison", "nothing", and "eyes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "left" and "house", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Speak to Zorobabel the son of Salathiel..." into verse 5's "Yet now take courage O Zorobabel saith...", so "left" and "house" 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 "left" and "house" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.