Haggai 1:13
What does Haggai 1:13 mean?
A plain-English look at Haggai 1:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Haggai 1:13 means
Through Haggai, Jehovah declares, “I am with you.” This brief assurance is the covenant heart of all obedience. God’s presence secures courage, supplies strength, and sanctifies the work. The people had felt His absence in drought and futility; now He pledges nearness as they commit to His priorities. The messenger and the message align—Haggai speaks only what God says, and what God says is enough. This promise resonates through Scripture and finds its richest fulfillment in Christ, who assures His people of His abiding presence. The focus is not on the grandeur of the project but on the God who attends it. With Him, the task becomes possible and meaningful.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then spake Haggai Jehovah’s messenger in Jehovah’s message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith Jehovah.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then spake Haggai the Lord’s messenger in the Lord’s message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the Lord.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then spake Haggai Jehovah’s messenger in Jehovah’s message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith Jehovah.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then Haggai, whom the Lord had sent to give his words to the people, said, I am with you, says the Lord.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Haggai, messenger of Jehovah, in messages of Jehovah, speaketh to the people, saying: `I <FI>am<Fi> with you, an affirmation of Jehovah.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Haggai the messenger of the Lord, as one of the messengers of the Lord, spoke, saying to the people: I am with you, saith the Lord.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Then spoke Haggai, Jehovah's messenger, in Jehovah's message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith Jehovah.
Context
Following the people’s obedience and reverent fear in verse 12, verse 13 supplies the divine encouragement needed to sustain the work. It sets up verse 14, where God actively stirs their spirits to labor. The sequence shows that God not only commands but also comforts and empowers. This assurance functions as a turning point from rebuke to restoration, anchoring their renewed efforts in relationship, not merely in duty.
v.12Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of Jehovah their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as Jehovah their God had sent him; and the people did fear before Jehovah.
v.13This passage
v.14And Jehovah stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work on the house of Jehovah of hosts, their God,
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 32:8
with him is an arm of flesh; but with us is Jehovah our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
- Psalms 46:11
Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. [Selah
- Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
- Malachi 3:1
Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
- Jeremiah 20:11
But Jehovah is with me as a mighty one and a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly put to shame, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.
- Ezekiel 3:17
Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
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