Haggai 1 · Verse 12

Haggai 1:12

Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the Lord.
Haggai 1:12, King James Version

Haggai 1:12 in other translations

BSBThen Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the words of the prophet Haggai, because the LORD their God had sent him. So the people feared the LORD.
WEBThen Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the LORD their God’s voice, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him; and the people feared the LORD.
ASVThen Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of Jehovah their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as Jehovah their God had sent him; and the people did fear before Jehovah.
YLTAnd Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest, and all the remnant of the people, do hearken to the voice of Jehovah their God, and unto the words of Haggai the prophet, as Jehovah their God had sent him, and the people are afraid of the face of Jehovah.
DARBYAnd Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and all the remnant of the people, hearkened to the voice of Jehovah their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, according as Jehovah their God had sent him, and the people feared before Jehovah.
BBEThen Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and all the rest of the people, gave ear to the voice of the Lord their God and to the words of Haggai the prophet, because the Lord their God had sent him, and the people were in fear before the Lord.
WebsterThen Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.

What does Haggai 1:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. remnant of the people--all those who have returned from the exile (Zec 8:6). as ... God sent him--according to all that Jehovah had enjoined him to speak. But as it is not till Hag 1:14 after Haggai's second message (Hag 1:13) that the people actually obeyed, Maurer translates here, "hearkened to the voice of the Lord," and instead of "as," "because the Lord had sent him." However, English Version rightly represents their purpose of obedience as obedience in God's eyes already, though not carried into effect till Hag 1:14.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Then Zerubbabel - The threatening of Haggai had its proper effect. - The civil governor, the high priest, and the whole of the people, united together to do the work. When the authority of God is acknowledged, his words will be carefully obeyed.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Haggai 1:12-15
The people returned to God in the way of duty. In attending to God's ministers, we must have respect to him that sent them. The word of the Lord has success, when by his grace he stirs up our spirits to comply with it. It is in the day of Divine power we are made willing. When God has work to be done, he will either find or make men fit to do it. Every one helped, as his ability was; and this they did with a regard to the Lord as their God. Those who have lost time, need to redeem time; and the longer we have loitered in folly, the more haste we should make. God met them in a way of mercy. Those who work for him, have him with them; and if he be for us, who can be against us? This should stir us up to be diligent.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Haggai 1:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'and he listenedH8085
זְרֻבָּבֶ֣ל\׀ze.ru.ba.VelZerubbabelH2216
בֶּֽן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
שַׁלְתִּיאֵ֡לshal.ti.'ElShealtielH7597
וִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'and JoshuaH3091
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
יְהוֹצָדָק֩ye.ho.tza.DakJehozadakH3087
הַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
הַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.Dol<the> greatH1419
וְכֹ֣ל\׀ve.Kholand allH3605
שְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.Rit[the] remnant ofH7611
הָעָ֗םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
בְּקוֹל֙be.kOlto [the] voice ofH6963
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemGod theirH430
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and toH5921
דִּבְרֵי֙div.Rei[the] words ofH1697
חַגַּ֣יcha.GaiHaggaiH2292
הַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
שְׁלָח֖וֹshe.la.Chohe had sent himH7971
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemGod theirH430
וַיִּֽירְא֥וּvai.yi.re.'Uand they were afraidH3372
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
מִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.Neiof <the face of>H6440
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Haggai 1:12

  • Isaiah 50:10

    Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.

  • Haggai 1:14

    And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the Lord of hosts, their God,

  • Psalms 112:1

    Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

  • Ezra 5:2

    Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.

  • Ecclesiastes 12:13

    Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

  • Proverbs 1:7

    The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

  • Haggai 2:2

    Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,

  • Genesis 22:12

    And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

  • Haggai 1:1

    In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:13-14

    For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe. For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:

  • Deuteronomy 31:12

    Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:

  • Acts 9:31

    Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Zerubbabel.
14; Ezr 5:2; Isa 55:10,11; Col 1:6; 1Th 1:5,6; 2:13,14
fear.
Ge 22:12; Ps 112:1; Pr 1:7; Ec 12:13; Isa 50:10; Ac 9:31; Heb 12:28

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Context

  • Haggai 1:11

    And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.

  • Haggai 1:12

    Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the Lord.

  • Haggai 1:13

    Then spake Haggai the Lord’s messenger in the Lord’s message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the Lord.

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Haggai 1:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y oyó Zorobabel hijo de Sealtiel, y Josué hijo de Josadac, gran sacerdote, y todo el demás pueblo, la voz de Jehová su Dios, y las palabras del profeta Haggeo, como lo había enviado Jehová el Dios de ellos; y temió el pueblo delante de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Zorobabel, fils de Shealthiel, et Joshua, fils de Jotsadak, le grand sacrificateur, et tout le reste du peuple, écoutèrent la voix de l’ Éternel, leur Dieu, et les paroles d’Aggée le prophète, selon la mission que lui avait donnée l’ Éternel, leur Dieu; et le peuple craignit l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Serubbabel, der Sohn Schealtiels, und Josua, der Sohn Jozadaks, der Hohepriester, und der ganze Überrest des Volkes hörten auf die Stimme Jehovas, ihres Gottes, und auf die Worte des Propheten Haggai, so wie Jehova, ihr Gott, ihn gesandt hatte; und das Volk fürchtete sich vor Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et audivit Zorobabel, filius Salathiel, et Jesus, filius Josedec, sacerdos magnus, et omnes reliquiæ populi, vocem Domini Dei sui, et verba Aggæi prophetæ, sicut misit eum Dominus Deus eorum ad eos, et timuit populus a facie Domini.