Haggai 1:3 (WEB)

Passage

Then Yahweh’s word came by Haggai, the prophet, saying,

Nearby Context

Haggai 1:1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, Yahweh’s word came by 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 “This is what Yahweh of Armies says: These people say, ‘The time hasn’t yet come, the time for Yahweh’s house to be built.’”

Haggai 1:3 Then Yahweh’s word came by Haggai, the prophet, saying,

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

Haggai 1:5 Now therefore this is what Yahweh of Armies says: Consider your ways.

Study Lenses

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

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