Haggai 2:23
“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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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
I will make thee as a signet - God reverses to Zerubbabel the sentence on Jeconiah for his impiety. To Jeconiah He had…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
In that day, saith the Lord - Some think, says this same learned writer, that Zerubbabel is put here for his people and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Haggai 2:20-23
After Haggai's sermon ad populum - to the people, here follows one, the same day, ad magistratum - to the magistrates, a…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
will I take thee In such expressions as this (comp. Deu 4:20; 2Ki 14:21; 2Ki 23:30) the word "take" simply introduces…
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