Haggai 2:8 (DRB)

Passage

And I will move all nations: AND THE DESIRED OF ALL NATIONS SHALL COME: and I will fill this house with glory: saith the Lord of hosts.

Nearby Context

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.

Haggai 2:7 For thus saith the Lord of hosts: Yet one little while, and I will move the heaven and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land.

Haggai 2:8 And I will move all nations: AND THE DESIRED OF ALL NATIONS SHALL COME: and I will fill this house with glory: saith the Lord of hosts.

Haggai 2:9 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.

Haggai 2:10 Great shall be the glory of this last house more than of the first, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place I will give peace, saith the Lord of hosts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "move", "nations", "desired", "shall", "come", "fill", and "house". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "move" and "nations", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "For thus saith the Lord of hosts..." into verse 9's "The silver is mine and the gold...", so "move" and "nations" 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 "move" and "nations" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.