2 “Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and to the remnant of the people: 3 ‘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?p 4 Even so, be strong, Zerubbabel—this is the Lord’s declaration.q Be strong, Joshua son of Jehozadak, high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land—this is the Lord’s declaration. Work! For I am with your—the declaration of the Lord of Armies. 5 This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt,s and my Spirit is present among you; don’t be afraid.’ ”

6 For the Lord of Armies says this: “Once more, in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth,t the sea and the dry land.u 7 I will shake all the nations so that the treasures of all the nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,”v says the Lord of Armies.