Haggai 2:9

2:9 ‘The future splendor of this temple will be greater than that of former times,’ ¹  the Lord who rules over all declares, ‘and in this place I will give peace.’” ² 

Haggai 2:3

2:3 ‘Who among you survivors saw the former splendor of this temple? ³  How does it look to you now? Isn’t it nothing by comparison?

[2:9]  ¹ tn Heb “greater will be the latter splendor of this house than the former”; NAB “greater will be the future glory.”

[2:9]  ² tn In the Hebrew text there is an implicit play on words in the clause “in this place [i.e., Jerusalem] I will give peace”: in יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (yÿrushalayim) there will be שָׁלוֹם (shalom).

[2:3]  ³ tn Heb “this house in its earlier splendor”; NAB, NIV, NRSV “in its former glory.”