Haggai 2 · Verse 22

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.
Haggai 2:22, King James Version

Haggai 2:22 in other translations

BSBI will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.
WEBI will overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overthrow the chariots and those who ride in them. The horses and their riders will come down, everyone by the sword of his brother.
ASVand 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 that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
YLTAnd have overturned the throne of kingdoms, And I have destroyed the strength of kingdoms of the nations, And overturned chariot and its charioteers, And come down have horses and their riders, Each by the sword of his brother.
DARBYand 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 that ride therein; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
BBEOverturning the power of kingdoms; and I will send destruction on the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; by me war-carriages will be overturned with those who are in them; and the horses and the horsemen will come down, everyone by the sword of his brother.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Haggai 2:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. All other world kingdoms are to be overthrown to make way for Christ's universal kingdom (Da 2:44). War chariots are to give place to His reign of peace (Mi 5:10; Zec 9:10).

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Haggai 2:20-23

The Lord will preserve Zerubbabel and the people of Judah, amidst their enemies. Here is also foretold the establishment and continuance of the kingdom of Christ; by union with whom his people are sealed with the Holy Ghost, sealed with his image, thus distinguished from all others. Here also is foretold the changes, even to that time when the kingdom of Christ shall overthrow and occupy the place of all the empires…

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Haggai 2:22 in the original Hebrew

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וְהָֽפַכְתִּי֙ve.ha.fakh.Tiand I will overthrowH2015
כִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'[the] throne ofH3678
מַמְלָכ֔וֹתmam.la.KhotkingdomsH4467
וְהִ֨שְׁמַדְתִּ֔יve.Hish.mad.Tiand I will destroyH8045
חֹ֖זֶקCho.zek[the] strength ofH2392
מַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.Khot[the] kingdoms ofH4467
הַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471
וְהָפַכְתִּ֤יve.ha.fakh.Tiand I will overthrowH2015
מֶרְכָּבָה֙mer.ka.VahchariotryH4818
וְרֹ֣כְבֶ֔יהָve.Ro.khe.Vei.haand riders itsH7392
וְיָרְד֤וּve.ya.re.Duand they will go downH3381
סוּסִים֙su.SimhorsesH5483
וְרֹ֣כְבֵיהֶ֔םve.Ro.khe.vei.Hemand riders theirH7392
אִ֖ישׁ'isheachH376
בְּחֶ֥רֶבbe.Che.revby [the] sword ofH2719
אָחִֽיו\׃'a.Chivbrother hisH251

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Cross references for Haggai 2:22

  • 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 chariots:

  • 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 fled to Beth–shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel–meholah, unto Tabbath.

  • Micah 5:15

    And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.

  • 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.

  • 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 spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Matthew 24:7

    For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

  • 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.

  • 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 may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

  • 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 the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.

  • Psalms 76:6

    At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

  • Daniel 8:25

    And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

  • Exodus 15:19

    For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
overthrow.
Isa 60:12; Eze 21:27; Da 2:34,35,44,45; 7:25-27; 8:25; Mic 5:8,15
Zep 3:8; Zec 10:11; 12:2-5; 14:3; Mt 24:7; Re 11:15
and I will overthrow the chariots.
Ex 14:17,28; 15:4,19; Ps 46:9; 76:6; Eze 39:20; Mic 5:10; Zec 4:6
Zec 9:10
every.
Jud 7:22; 1Sa 14:16; 2Ch 20:22; Isa 9:19; 19:2

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Context

  • Haggai 2:21

    Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;

  • 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.

  • 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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Haggai 2:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y trastornaré el trono de los reinos, y destruiré la fuerza del reino de las gentes; y trastornaré el carro, y los que en él suben; y vendrán abajo los caballos, y los que en ellos montan, cada cual por la espada de su hermano.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
je renverserai le trône des royaumes, et je détruirai la puissance des royaumes des nations, et je renverserai les chars et ceux qui les montent; et les chevaux seront abattus, et ceux qui les montent, chacun par l’épée de son frère.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich werde den Thron der Königreiche umstürzen und die Macht der Königreiche der Nationen vernichten; und ich werde die Streitwagen umstürzen und die darauf fahren; und die Rosse und ihre Reiter sollen hinfallen, ein jeder durch das Schwert des anderen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Loquere ad Zorobabel ducem Juda, dicens: Ego movebo cælum pariter et terram,