1. Haggai 2:9 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What wordplay is Haggai using?

Haggai 2:9 (ESV)

9 The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the LORD of hosts. And in this place I will give peace, declares the LORD of hosts.’”

If this place refers to Jerusalem—as the temple context suggests—Haggai employs a deliberate wordplay: shalom will come to Yerushalayim