Haggai 2:9 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Haggai 2:10 In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,

Haggai 2:11 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "The silver is mine and the gold..." into verse 10's "In the four and twentieth day of...", so "glory" and "latter" 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 "latter" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.