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Haggai 2:5 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 5. 5According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.
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Quick Meaning
Connects courage to the difficult exodus-covenant sentence, the LORD's abiding Spirit, and the command not to fear.
Read It With
- Haggai 2:1–9
Read Haggai 2:1–9 together. Connects courage to the difficult exodus-covenant sentence, the LORD's abiding Spirit, and the command not to fear. The honest comparison, threefold courage, command to work, covenant-and-Spirit assurance, causal shaking promise, glory, resources, and peace answer one discouragement.
Read Haggai 2:3–5 together
Why these verses belong together: The former-glory comparison receives its answer in threefold courage, work, divine presence, covenant memory, abiding Spirit, and freedom from fear.
Verse 3. 3 Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?
Verse 4. 4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:
Verse 5. 5 According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.
Follow the Context
- The oracle is dated and addressed to the governor, high priest, and remnant.
- Questions invite those who remember former glory to acknowledge how small the present work appears.
- The LORD commands all three groups to be strong and work because he is with them.
- The difficult covenant-and-Spirit sentence connects present courage with the exodus and the LORD's abiding presence.
- A coming shaking of the cosmos and nations will bring desired or precious things and fill the house with glory.
- The LORD claims silver and gold, promises greater future glory for this house, and gives peace in this place.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“my spirit remaineth among you”
In plain language: The LORD's Spirit stands or abides in the community's midst.
The assurance joins the exodus-covenant reference and the command not to fear.
Why it matters: The difficult grammar still clearly grounds courage in divine presence.
How certain? strongWhat This Verse Is Not Saying
Haggai 2:5 does not remove its grammatical difficulty or permit the LORD's Spirit to be read only through later Trinitarian terminology.
What Remains True
The difficult sentence anchors present courage in the LORD's exodus covenant commitment and abiding Spirit, not in the project's appearance.
How It Can Shape Life
- Build confidence from what God has revealed and promised while leaving disputed grammar open rather than forcing a favorite formulation.
Teach It Back
Explain Haggai 2:5's contribution to Haggai 2:1–9: Connects courage to the difficult exodus-covenant sentence, the LORD's abiding Spirit, and the command not to fear. Include the surrounding movement, one material uncertainty, and what this verse does not authorize.
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Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Haggai 2:1–9 — Be Strong and Work: Presence, Shaking, Glory, and PeaceSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
Where care is needed
The Masoretic syntax is difficult; the proposed 'this covenant' emendation is intelligible but lacks direct manuscript support.
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: Haggai 2:1–9, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Haggai
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew clauses, verbal forms, divine titles, repeated words, and the base text behind lexical and translation analysis.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2 (commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00), wlc/Hag.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 2:1–9
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Haggai with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Material date, Hebrew, translation, textual, ritual, historical, and interpretive notes for the unit, tested rather than adopted automatically.
Exact location: NET Bible Haggai PDF, pp. 1785–1786, translation and notes on 2:1–9
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