5 Heb “this house in its earlier splendor”; , , “in its former glory.” Solomon’s temple was demolished in 586 b.c., 66 years prior to Haggai’s time. There surely would have been some older people who remembered the former splendor of that magnificent structure and who lamented the contrast to the small, unimpressive temple they were building (see Ezra 3:8–13).

In other versions

‘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 of you is left who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not seem to you like nothing?

‘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?

‘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 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 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?

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