Haggai 2:7 (KJV)

Passage

And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.

Nearby Context

Haggai 2:5 According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.

Haggai 2:6 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

Haggai 2:7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.

Haggai 2:8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.

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

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For thus saith the LORD of hosts..." into verse 8's "The silver is mine and the gold...", so "shake" 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 "shake" and "nations" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.