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“SpeakאֱמֹרtoאֶלZerubbabel,זְרֻבָּבֶלgovernorפַּחַתof Judah,יְהוּדָהsaying,לֵאמֹרIאֲנִיwill shakeמַרְעִישׁthe heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand the earth;וְאֶת הָאָרֶץ
Haggai 2:21
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Haggai 2:21, word by word
- “Speakאֱמֹרemor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “emor” appears- Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶלzerubavel
Zerubbabel
Zerubbabel: a descendant of David who led the return of the exiles from Babylon and the rebuilding of the house of YHWH (Ezra 3; Haggai 1-2).
Where else “zerubavel” appears- governorפַּחַתpachat
governor
Governor: one who rules a province or district in the name of the king. A frequent word in the books of the Persian period.
Where else “pachat” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- will shakeמַרְעִישׁmarish
quake
To rumble, like the earth or mountains.
Where else “marish” appears- the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- and the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
20And the word of YHWH came a second time to Haggai on the twenty- fourth day of the month, saying,
21 · This verse (above)
22and I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariot and its riders; and the horses and their riders will go down, each by the sword of his brother.