Verse
Haggai 2:23 — In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel…
“In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the Lord, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord of hosts.”
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The verses around Haggai 2:23.
21Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;
22And 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.
23In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the Lord, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord of hosts.
Verse explanation
Calling Zerubbabel a “signet” reverses an image used earlier, in Jeremiah 22, about King Jehoiachin, who had been rejected like a signet ring torn from God’s hand — here the same image returns as a sign of honor restored to David’s line.
From the Haggai 2 study in Bible in Stories.
Haggai 2:23 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the Lord, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord of hosts.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
N'aquelle dia, diz o Senhor dos Exercitos, te tomarei, ó Zorobabel, filho de Sealtiel, servo meu, diz o Senhor, e te farei como um annel de sellar; porque te escolhi, diz o Senhor dos Exercitos.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Naquele dia, diz o SENHOR dos exércitos, eu te tomarei, Zorobabel, filho de Sealtiel, servo meu, diz o SENHOR, e te porei como anel de selar; porque eu te escolhi, diz o SENHOR dos exércitos.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Ese día, dice el Señor, te tomaré a ti, Zorobabel, hijo de Sealtiel, y te convertiré en el sello en mi anillo, porque yo te he elegido. Así lo declara el Señor Todopoderoso.
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