1 On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the Lord’s word came through Haggai the prophet:
2 Say to Judah’s governor Zerubbabel, Shealtiel’s son, and to the chief priest Joshua, Jehozadak’s son, and to the rest of the people:
3 Who among you is left who saw this house in its former glory?How does it look to you now?Doesn’t it appear as nothing to you?
4 So now, be strong, Zerubbabel, says the Lord.Be strong, High Priest Joshua, Jehozadak’s son,and be strong, all you people of the land, says the Lord.Work, for I am with you, says the Lord of heavenly forces.
5 As with our agreement when you came out of Egypt,my spirit stands in your midst.Don’t fear.
6 This is what the Lord of heavenly forces says:In just a little while, I will make the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the dry land quake.
7 I will make all the nations quake.The wealth of all the nations will come.I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of heavenly forces.