4 But now the lord says: Be strong, Zerubbabel. Be strong, Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people still left in the land. And now get to work, for I am with you, says the lord of Heaven’s Armies.
5 My Spirit remains among you, just as I promised when you came out of Egypt. So do not be afraid.’
6 “For this is what the lord of Heaven’s Armies says: In just a little while I will again shake the heavens and the earth, the oceans and the dry land.
7 I will shake all the nations, and the treasures of all the nations will be brought to this Temple. I will fill this place with glory, says the lord of Heaven’s Armies.
8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says the lord of Heaven’s Armies.
9 The future glory of this Temple will be greater than its past glory, says the lord of Heaven’s Armies. And in this place I will bring peace. I, the lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”
10 On December 18 of the second year of King Darius’s reign, the lord sent this message to the prophet Haggai: