the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Haggai 2:3
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‘How many of you people look at this Temple and try to compare it to the beautiful Temple that was destroyed? What do you think? Does this Temple seem like nothing when you compare it with the first Temple?
'Who is left among you who saw this temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? Does it not seem to you like nothing in comparison?
‘Do any of you remember how great the Temple was before it was destroyed? What does it look like now? Doesn't it seem like nothing to you?'
Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? and how do you see it now? is it not in your eyes as nothing?
Who [is] left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? [is it] not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?
'Who is left among you who saw this house (temple) in its former glory? And how do you see it now? Does it not seem to you like nothing in comparison?
‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How do you see it now? Is it not as nothing in your eyes?
'Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How do you see it now? Isn't it in your eyes as nothing?
Who in you is left, that sai this hous in his firste glorie? and what seen ye this now? whether it is not thus, as if it be not bifore youre iyen?
Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes as nothing?
'Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not appear to you like nothing in comparison?'
Does anyone remember how glorious this temple used to be? Now it looks like nothing.
Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes as nothing?
Who is there still among you who saw this house in its first glory? and how do you see it now? is it not in your eyes as nothing?
‘"Who among you is left that saw this house in its former glory? And how does it look to you now? It seems like nothing to you, doesn't it?
Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? and how do ye see it now? Is it not as nothing in your eyes?
Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? and how do ye see it now? is not such a one as nothing in your eyes?
Who is left among you that sawe this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? Is it not in your eyes in comparison of it, as nothing?
‘Does anyone remember this house—this Temple—in its former splendor? How, in comparison, does it look to you now? It must seem like nothing at all!
‘Who is left among you who saw this house of God as it was before in its greatness? And how does it look to you now? Is it anything like it was?
Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Is it not in your sight as nothing?
Who is left among you, that sawe this House in her first glory, and howe doe you see it nowe? is it not in your eyes, in comparison of it as nothing?
Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? And how do you see it now? Is it not now in your sight considered as nothing?
Who is there among you that is left, that saw this house, in its former glory? And how do ye see it now? Is it not, in comparison with that, as nothing, in your eyes?
(2-4) Who is left among you, that saw this house in its first glory? and how do you see it now? is it not in comparison to that as nothing in your eyes?
'Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? How do you see it now? Is it not in your sight as nothing?
Who is among you left, whiche sawe this house in her first glorie, and howe do you see it now? Is it not in your eyes in comparison of it, as nothing?
Speak now to Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, of the tribe of Juda, and to Jesus the son of Josedec, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people, saying,
"Is there anyone among you who can still remember how splendid the Temple used to be? How does it look to you now? It must seem like nothing at all.
‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Doesn’t it seem to you like nothing by comparison?
Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?
‘Who among you is left that saw this house in its former glory? And how do you see it now? Does it seem like nothing to you?
Who is left among you who saw this house in her former glory? And how do you see it now? When compared to it, is it not as nothing in your eyes?
Who among you hath been left that saw this house in its former honour? And what are ye seeing it now? Is it not, compared with it, as nothing in your eyes?
Who is left amoge you, that sawe this house in hir first beuty? But what thinke ye now by it? Is it not in youre eyes, eue as though it were nothinge?
‘Who among you survivors saw the former splendor of this temple? How does it look to you now? Isn't it nothing by comparison?
'Who is left among you who saw this temple Haggai 1:7, 9">[fn] in its former glory? And how do you see it now? In comparison with it, is this not in your eyes as nothing?
'Who is left among you who saw this temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? Does it not seem to you like nothing in comparison?
‘Who among you remains who saw this house in its former glory? And how do you see it now? Does it not seem like nothing in your eyes?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
is left: Ezra 3:12, Zechariah 4:9, Zechariah 4:10
glory: Ezekiel 7:20, Luke 21:5, Luke 21:6
Reciprocal: Exodus 17:14 - memorial 1 Chronicles 22:5 - exceeding 2 Chronicles 24:13 - in his state 2 Corinthians 3:10 - had
Cross-References
On the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work which he had created and made.
This is the history of the generations of the heavens and of the eretz when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made eretz and the heavens.
The LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
The LORD God planted a garden eastward, in `Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
A river went out of `Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became four heads.
The name of the first is Pishon: this is the one which flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
and the gold of that land is good. There is aromatic resin and the shoham stone.
The name of the second river is Gichon: the same river that flows through the whole land of Kush.
The name of the third river is Hiddekel: this is the one which flows in front of Ashshur. The fourth river is the Perat.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Who [is] left among you that saw this house in her first glory?.... Not taken away by death, yet alive, and dwelling among them; and who lived before the destruction of the first temple, built by Solomon; and has seen it in all its magnificence; its grand and noble structure; its stately pillars; its carved work, and decorations of gold. This shows that it was not in the times of Darius Nothus, but of Darius Hystaspis, that Haggai prophesied: those who go the former way make these men to have lived near two hundred years at least, which was greatly beyond the common time of man's life in that age; or consider these words as a mere supposition, that, if there were or had been such persons then living, this building, in comparison of the former, must have appeared mean and contemptible unto them: but the words manifestly imply that there were persons among them then living, who had seen Solomon's temple in all its glory; and who are particularly and personally addressed in the following clauses; and of whom there might be several at this time, going the latter way; for the seventy years' captivity are to be reckoned from the fourth year of Jehoiakim, in which the captivity began, and which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar,
Jeremiah 25:1 but it was not until the nineteenth year of his reign that the temple, was burnt by him, Jeremiah 52:12 and the time of Haggai's prophesying being about seventeen or eighteen years after the proclamation of Cyrus, when the seventy years' captivity ended; this shows that it was scarcely seventy years from the time the temple was destroyed; and therefore it may be reasonably supposed there were several ancient persons living that could remember to have seen it; and it is certain that there were a great number of such living that returned from Babylon, who wept when they saw the foundation of the second temple laid, which was but fifteen years before this, Ezra 3:12 some of whom, in all probability, were now alive, yea, it is certain there were, to whom the following questions were put:
and how do ye see it now? is not this that is building very different from that? does it promise anything like it? what ideas have you of it? can you conceive in your minds that it will ever rise up to such grandeur and stateliness as the former? what is your judgment, and what your sentiments concerning it? can you think of it with equal delight and pleasure as of the former?
[is it] not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing? do not you think that it is not to be mentioned, or once named, in comparison of the former temple? or that a man had as good say nothing at all, as to attempt a comparison of them? or that this building and nothing are alike? and that the one is a nonentity, as well as the other, comparatively speaking, when set in competition with the first temple? and are not you of opinion that the people had as good do nothing, and that in effect they are doing nothing, and all their labour lost, who are working in this house? no answer is returned, nor any waited for: but it is as if the Lord had said, I, who am the omniscient God, the discerner of the thoughts of men, know that these are your sentiments, and these the reasonings of your minds; and but now lest discovering these thoughts of theirs, and speaking out their minds freely as they might, which would tend to discourage the governors and the people in carrying on the work they had engaged in; the Lord by the prophet says to them, as follows:
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Who is left among you? - The question implies that there were those among them, who had seen the first house in its glory, yet but few. When the foundations of the first temple were laid, there were many Ezra 3:12. âMany of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundations of this house were laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice.â Fifty-nine years had elapsed from the destruction of the temple in the eleventh year of Zedekiah to the first of Cyrus; so that old men of seventy years had seen the first temple, when themselves eleven years old. In this second of Darius seventy years had passed, so that those of 78 or 80 years might still well remember it. Ezraâs father, Seraiah, was slain in the eleventh year of Zedekiah; so he must have been born at latest a few months later; yet he lived to the second of Artaxerxes.
Is not such as it is as nothing? - o Beside the richness of the sculptures in the former temple, everything, which admitted of it, was overlaid with gold 1 Kings 6:22, 1 Kings 6:28, 1 Kings 6:30, 1 Kings 6:32, 1 Kings 6:35, âSolomon overlaid the whole house with gold, until he had finished all the house, the whole altar by the oracle, the two cherubim, the floor of the house, the doors of the holy of holiesâ and the ornaments of it, âthe cherubims thereonâ and âthe palm trees he covered with gold fitted upon the carved work 1 Kings 7:48-50, the altar of gold and the table of gold, whereupon the showbread was, the ten candlesticks of pure gold, with the flowers and the lamps and the tongs of gold, the bowls, the snuffers and the basons and the spoons and the censers of pure gold, and hinges of pure gold for all the doors of the temple 2 Chronicles 3:4-9. The porch that was in the front of the house, twenty cubits broad and 120 cubits high, was overlaid within with pure gold;â the house glistened with precious stones; and the gold (it is added) was âgold of Parvaim,â a land distant of course and unknown to us. âSix hundred talents of goldâ (about 4,320,000 British pounds were employed in overlaying the holy of holies. âThe upper chambers were also of gold; the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold.â
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 3. Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? — Who of you has seen the temple built by Solomon? The foundation of the present house had been laid about fifty-three years after the destruction of the temple built by Solomon and though this prophecy was uttered fifteen years after the foundation of this second temple, yet there might still survive some of those who had seen the temple of Solomon.
Is it not in your eyes — Most certainly the Jews at this time had neither men nor means to make any such splendid building as that erected by Solomon. The present was as nothing when compared with the former.
