saith. hath said.
once. first; as in Haggai 1:1 with Haggai 2:1. Hebrew. 'chad. one of several. See note on Deuteronomy 6:4. There had been shakings before; but this one would be extreme and final. Quoted in Hebrews 12:26; Hebrews 12:27. Greek. hapax. once for all: i.e. first, before the fulfillment of the promise given in the clause which follows. It is feminine here, and cannot agree with "little" (one little, or. little) because me'at is masculine.
I will shake. See the Structure, below (Haggai 2:21). Not "convert"; but shake violently, as in Psalms 46:3; Psalms 77:18; Jeremiah 10:10, &c.
and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton (App-6): emphasizing the universality of this last shaking, in contrast with all former shakings. It refers to the great tribulation (Matthew 24:29; Matthew 24:30). Compare Isaiah 13:13; Isaiah 24:18.