Haggai 2:1 (LSB)

Passage

On the twenty-first of the seventh month, the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet saying,

Nearby Context

Haggai 2:1 On the twenty-first of the seventh month, the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet saying,

Haggai 2:2 “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people saying,

Haggai 2:3 ‘Who among you remains who saw this house in its former glory? And how do you see it now? Does it not seem like nothing in your eyes?

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of...", so "twenty-first" and "seventh" should be read forward into that movement. In Haggai context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "twenty-first" and "seventh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.