Haggai 2:10 (GNV)

Passage

The glory of this last House shall be greater then the first, sayth the Lord of hostes: and in this place will I giue peace, sayth the Lord of hostes.

Nearby Context

Haggai 2:8 And I will moue all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come, and I will fill this House with glory, sayth the Lord of hostes.

Haggai 2:9 The siluer is mine, and the golde is mine, sayth the Lord of hostes.

Haggai 2:10 The glory of this last House shall be greater then the first, sayth the Lord of hostes: and in this place will I giue peace, sayth the Lord of hostes.

Haggai 2:11 In the foure and twentieth day of the ninth moneth, in the second yeere of Darius, came the worde of the Lord vnto the Prophet Haggai, saying,

Haggai 2:12 Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Aske nowe the Priests concerning the Law, and say,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "glory", "last", "house", "shall", "greater", "first", "sayth", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "glory" and "last", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "The siluer is mine and the golde..." into verse 11's "In the foure and twentieth day of...", so "glory" and "last" 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 "glory" and "last" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.