Haggai 2:22

And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
overthrow	וְהָֽפַכְתִּי֙ ve.ha.fakh.Ti	H2015	to turn about or over · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
throne	כִּסֵּ֣א ki.Se'	H3678	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
kingdoms	מַמְלָכ֔וֹת mam.la.Khot	H4467	dominion · noun, common feminine plural absolute
destroy	וְהִ֨שְׁמַדְתִּ֔י ve.Hish.mad.Ti	H8045	to desolate · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
strength	חֹ֖זֶק Cho.zek	H2392	power · noun, common masculine singular construct
kingdoms	מַמְלְכ֣וֹת mam.le.Khot	H4467	dominion · noun, common feminine plural construct
heathen	הַגּוֹיִ֑ם ha.go.Yim	H1471	a foreign nation · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
overthrow	וְהָפַכְתִּ֤י ve.ha.fakh.Ti	H2015	to turn about or over · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
chariots	מֶרְכָּבָה֙ mer.ka.Vah	H4818	a chariot · noun, common feminine singular absolute
ride	וְרֹ֣כְבֶ֔יהָ ve.Ro.khe.Vei.ha	H7392	to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle) · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
horses	סוּסִים֙ su.Sim	H5483	a horse (as leaping) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
riders	וְרֹ֣כְבֵיהֶ֔ם ve.Ro.khe.vei.Hem	H7392	to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle) · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
down	וְיָרְד֤וּ ve.ya.re.Du	H3381	to descend (literally · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
one	אִ֖ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
sword	בְּחֶ֥רֶב be.Che.rev	H2719	drought · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
brother	אָחִֽיו 'a.Chiv	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Micah 5:10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chari…
Judges 7:22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host f…
Psalms 46:9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
Ezekiel 39:20 Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.
Micah 5:15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
Zephaniah 3:8 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I m…
Zechariah 4:6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spir…
Zechariah 10:11 And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and th…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Haggai 2:20–end

After Haggai's sermon ad populum - to the people, here follows one, the same day, ad magistratum - to the magistrates, a word directed particularly to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, who was a leading active man in this good work which the people now set about, and therefore he shall have some particular marks put upon him (Hag 2:21): Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, speak to him by himself. He has thoughts in his head far above those of the common people, as wise princes are wont to have, who move in a higher and larger sphere than others. The people of the land are in care about their corn-fields and vineyards; God has assured them that they shall prosper, and we hope that will m…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Haggai 2:22

All other world kingdoms are to be overthrown to make way for Christ's universal kingdom (Dan 2:44). War chariots are to give place to His reign of peace (Mic 5:10; Zac 9:10).

Adam Clarke on Haggai 2:21

I will shake the heavens and the earth - Calmet supposes that the invasion of Cambyses, and his death, are what the prophet has in view by this shaking of the heavens and the earth: but this invasion and defeat happened three years before they had begun to work at the temple; and how could it be made a matter of interest to Zerubbabel? Calmet answers this, by translating the words in the past tense; and shows that the fact was recalled to Zerubbabel's attention, to fix his confidence in God, etc. Bp. Newcome says we may well understand this and the twenty-second verse of the calamity undergone by Babylon in the reign of Darius; of the Macedonian conquests in Persia; and of the wars which the…

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John Gill on Haggai 2:22

And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms,.... The Persian monarchy, which consisted of various kingdoms and nations, and was destroyed under Darius Codomannus by Alexander the great, who fought with him three pitched battles, and overcame him; but the thing was of the Lord, according to his purpose and will, and by his power and providence; and therefore the overthrow is ascribed to him. The Jews (t) say that the Persian monarchy fell by the Grecians thirty four years after the building of the temple; but very wrongly, it lasted longer: and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; the empire of Alexander, which was a very strong one, and contained in it many kingdoms a…

Dictionary and topics

Haggai, Book of — Consists of two brief, comprehensive chapters. The object of the prophet was generally to urge the people to proceed with the rebuilding of the temple. Chapter first comprehends the first address…
Earthquakes · Illustrative of: The overthrow of kingdoms — Illustrative of: The overthrow of kingdoms
Horse, The · Often suffered: In battle — Often suffered: In battle

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Haggai 2:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Haggai 2:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Haggai 2:22

Adam Clarke on Haggai 2:21

John Gill on Haggai 2:22

Dictionary and topics

Haggai 2:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Haggai 2:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Haggai 2:22

Adam Clarke on Haggai 2:21

John Gill on Haggai 2:22

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Haggai 2:20–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Haggai 2:20–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Haggai 2:22

Rashi on Haggai 2:22