¹⁴The Lord inspired them ⸤to rebuild his house⸥. So Zerubbabel (who was the son of Shealtiel and was governor of Judah), the chief priest Joshua (who was the son of Jehozadak), and the faithful few who returned from Babylon began working on the house of the Lord of Armies, their God. ¹⁵They began on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month in Darius’ second year as king.

2ND CHAPTER

The New House Will Be Greater Than the Old One

¹On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the Lord spoke his word through the prophet Haggai. He said, ²“Now, speak to Zerubbabel (who is the son of Shealtiel and is governor of Judah), the chief priest Joshua (who is the son of Jehozadak), and the faithful few who returned from Babylon. ³Ask them, ‘Is there anyone among the faithful few who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Doesn’t it seem like nothing to you?’

⁴“But now, Zerubbabel, be strong,” declares the Lord. “Chief Priest Joshua (son of Jehozadak), be strong. Everyone in the land, be strong,” declares the Lord. “Work, because I am with you,” declares the Lord of Armies. ⁵“This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt. My Spirit remains with you. Don’t be afraid.

⁶“This is what the Lord of Armies says: Once again, in a little while,I am going to shake the sky and the earth, the sea and the dry land. ⁷I will shake all the nations, and the one whom all the nations desire will come. Then I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of Armies. ⁸The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, declares the Lord of Armies. ⁹This new house will be more glorious than the former, declares the Lord of Armies. And in this place I will give ⸤them⸥ peace, declares the Lord of Armies.”

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