1. On the 21st day of the seventh month of that same year, the Lord spoke again through the prophet Haggai.
2. He told Haggai to speak to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, to Joshua, the High Priest, and to the people, and to say to them,
3. “Is there anyone among you who can still remember how splendid the Temple used to be? How does it look to you now? It must seem like nothing at all.
4. But now don't be discouraged, any of you. Do the work, for I am with you.