Haggai 2:8 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Haggai 2:9 Greater is the honour of this latter house, Than of the former, said Jehovah of Hosts, And in this place do I give peace, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.'

Haggai 2:10 On the twenty and fourth of the ninth <FI>month<Fi> , in the second year of Darius, hath a word of Jehovah been by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mine", "silver", "gold", "affirmation", "jehovah", and "hosts". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mine" and "silver", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And I have shaken all the nations..." into verse 9's "Greater is the honour of this latter...", so "mine" and "silver" 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 "mine" and "silver" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.