Haggai 2:9 (WEB)

Passage

‘The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,’ says Yahweh of Armies; ‘and in this place will I give peace,’ says Yahweh of Armies.”

Nearby Context

Haggai 2:7 and I will shake all nations. The precious things of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory, says Yahweh of Armies.

Haggai 2:8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine,’ says Yahweh of Armies.

Haggai 2:9 ‘The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,’ says Yahweh of Armies; ‘and in this place will I give peace,’ says Yahweh of Armies.”

Haggai 2:10 In the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, Yahweh’s word came by Haggai the prophet, saying,

Haggai 2:11 “Yahweh of Armies says: Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "latter", "glory", "house", "greater", "than", "former", "says", and "yahweh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "latter" and "glory", 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 twenty-fourth day of the ninth...", so "latter" and "glory" 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 "latter" and "glory" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.