Haggai
Haggai 2:3
3‘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?’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מִ֤י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| is left | הַנִּשְׁאָ֔ר | han·niš·’ār | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H7604 remain, be left over |
| among you | בָכֶם֙ | ḇā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| saw | רָאָה֙ | rā·’āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| this | הַזֶּ֔ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| house | הַבַּ֣יִת | hab·ba·yiṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| in its former | הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן | hā·ri·šō·wn | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7223 former, first, chief |
| glory | בִּכְבוֹד֖וֹ | biḵ·ḇō·w·ḏōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3519 abundance, honour, glory |
| How | וּמָ֨ה | ū·māh | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| does it look | רֹאִ֤ים | rō·’îm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7200 see |
| to you | אַתֶּ֜ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| now | עַ֔תָּה | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
| Does it not | הֲל֥וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| appear to you | בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ | bə·‘ê·nê·ḵem | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine plural | H5869 eye |
| like nothing | כְּאַ֖יִן | kə·’a·yin | Preposition-k; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| in comparison | כָמֹ֛הוּ | ḵā·mō·hū | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H3644 like, as, when |
Cross-references
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Ezra 3:12 · Luke 21:5–6 · Haggai 2:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.