Haggai 2:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

For thus says the LORD of hosts: Yet once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת ע֥וֹד אַחַ֖ת מְעַ֣ט הִ֑יא וַאֲנִ֗י מַרְעִישׁ֙ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם וְאֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְאֶת־הַיָּ֖ם וְאֶת־הֶחָרָבָֽה׃

Transliteration

For kōh ʾāmar YHWH ṣəbāʾôt ʿôd ʾaḥat məʿaṭ hîʾ and-I marʿîš ʾet-haššāmayim and-ʾet-hāʾāreṣ and-ʾet-hayyām and-ʾet-heḥārābāh

Grammar Details

• *kōh*: adverb - thus/so
• *ʾāmar*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said/says
• *YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/the LORD
• *ṣəbāʾôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - of hosts/armies
• *ʿôd*: adverb - yet/still/again
• *ʾaḥat*: numeral, feminine singular - one
• *məʿaṭ*: adjective, masculine singular - little/small
• *hîʾ*: 3rd feminine singular independent pronoun - she/it
• *marʿîš*: verb, hiphil participle, masculine singular - shaking/causing to quake
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *haššāmayim*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the heavens
• *hāʾāreṣ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land
• *hayyām*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the sea
• *heḥārābāh*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the dry land

Word Meanings

• *kōh ʾāmar*: thus says/thus said
• *ʿôd ʾaḥat məʿaṭ hîʾ*: once more, a little while/yet one more, it is a little
• *marʿîš*: shaking/causing to quake/will shake

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For the LORD of Hosts says this: Once more, in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts:{H6635} Yet once,{H259} it is a little while,{H4592} and I will shake{H7493} the heavens,{H8064} and the earth,{H776} and the sea,{H3220} and the dry{H2724} land;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}; Yet once{H259}, it is a little while{H4592}, and I will shake{H7493}{(H8688)} the heavens{H8064}, and the earth{H776}, and the sea{H3220}, and the dry{H2724} land;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes: Yet once more will I shake heaue and earth, the see and the drye lode:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (2:7) For thus sayth the Lorde of hostes, Yet a litle while, and I will shake the heauens and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For thus sayth the Lorde of hoastes Yet a litle whyle, and I will shake the heauens, and the earth, and the sea, and the drie lande:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it [is] a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry [land];

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For this is what Yahweh of Hosts says: 'Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the dry land;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Yet once more -- it `is' a little, And I am shaking the heavens and the earth, And the sea, and the dry land,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this is what the Lord of armies has said: In a short time I will make a shaking of the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land;

• World English Bible (2000)

  For this is what Yahweh of Armies says: 'Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the dry land;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Moreover, this is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said:“In just a little while I will once again shake the sky and the earth, the sea and the dry ground.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 10:25 : 25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and my anger in their destruction.
• Isa 29:17 : 17 Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
• Heb 12:26-28 : 26 Whose voice then shook the earth; but now he has promised, saying, "Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven." 27 And this phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
• Rev 6:2-9 : 2 And I saw, and behold, a white horse: and he who sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering and to conquer. 3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, Come and see. 4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. 5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo, a black horse; and he who sat on him had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see that you do not harm the oil and the wine. 7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, Come and see. 8 And I looked, and behold, a pale horse: and his name who sat on him was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given unto them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. 9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, do you not judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth? 11 And white robes were given unto each of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest for a little while, until their fellow servants and their brethren, who should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. 12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; 13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casts her untimely figs when she is shaken by a mighty wind. 14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 For the great day of his wrath has come; and who shall be able to stand?
• Rev 8:5-9 : 5 And the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and cast it to the earth; and there were voices, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake. 6 And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. 7 The first angel sounded, and hail and fire mixed with blood followed, and they were cast upon the earth; and a third of the trees were burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. 8 And the second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea; and a third of the sea became blood. 9 And a third of the creatures in the sea that had life died; and a third of the ships were destroyed. 10 And the third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a lamp, and it fell upon a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the waters because they were made bitter. 12 And the fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars; so that a third of them was darkened, and the day did not shine for a third of it, and the night likewise.
• Rev 11:9 : 9 And those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three and a half days, and will not allow their dead bodies to be put in graves.
• Ps 37:10 : 10 For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; yes, you shall look for his place, and it shall not be.
• Isa 34:4 : 4 And all the host of heaven shall dissolve, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falls off the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.
• Jer 4:23-26 : 23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was formless and empty; and the heavens, and they had no light. 24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. 25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no one, and all the birds of the heavens had fled. 26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all its cities were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.
• Jer 51:33 : 33 For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor; it is time to thresh her; yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.
• Ezek 38:20 : 20 So that the fish of the sea, and the birds of the sky, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
• Joel 2:30-32 : 30 And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes. 32 And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be delivered; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD has said, and among the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
• Joel 3:16 : 16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake. But the LORD will be the hope of his people and the strength of the children of Israel.
• Hag 2:21-22 : 21 Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth; 22 And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots and those who ride in them; the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
• Matt 24:29-30 : 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
• Mark 13:24-26 : 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. 26 And then they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
• Luke 21:25-27 : 25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 27 And then shall they see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
• Acts 2:19 : 19 I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below: blood, fire, and vapor of smoke:
• Heb 10:37 : 37 For yet a little while, and he who is coming will come and will not tarry.