Haggai 2:6 (YLT)

Passage

For thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Yet once more--it <FI>is<Fi> a little, And I am shaking the heavens and the earth, And the sea, and the dry land,

Nearby Context

Haggai 2:4 And now, be strong, O Zerubbabel, An affirmation of Jehovah, And be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest, And be strong, all ye people of the land, An affirmation of Jehovah, And do ye--(for I <FI>am<Fi> with you, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts) --

Haggai 2:5 The thing that I covenanted with you, In your coming forth from Egypt, And My Spirit is remaining in your midst, fear not.

Haggai 2:6 For thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Yet once more--it <FI>is<Fi> a little, And I am shaking the heavens and the earth, And the sea, and the dry land,

Haggai 2:7 And I have shaken all the nations, And they have come <FI>to<Fi> the desire of all the nations, And I have filled this house <FI>with<Fi> honour, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

Haggai 2:8 Mine <FI>is<Fi> the silver, and Mine the gold, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thus", "said", "jehovah", "hosts", "once", "more--it", "little", and "shaking". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thus" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "The thing that I covenanted with you..." into verse 7's "And I have shaken all the nations...", so "thus" and "said" 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 "thus" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.