Haggai 1:3 (LSB)

Passage

Then the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying,

Nearby Context

Haggai 1:1 In the second year of Darius the king, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,

Haggai 1:2 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘This people says, “The time has not come, even the time for the house of Yahweh to be rebuilt.”’”

Haggai 1:3 Then the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying,

Haggai 1:4 “Is it time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses while this house lies waste?”

Haggai 1:5 So now, thus says Yahweh of hosts, “Set your heart to consider your ways!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "word", "yahweh", "came", "hand", "haggai", "prophet", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "word" and "yahweh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Thus says Yahweh of hosts This people..." into verse 4's "Is it time for you yourselves to...", so "word" and "yahweh" 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 "word" and "yahweh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.