The Builders Encouraged

2 On the twenty-first of the seventh month, the word of the Lord came by ^(A)Haggai the prophet, saying, ² “Speak now to ^(B)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, ^(C)governor of Judah, and to ^(D)Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the ^(E)remnant of the people, saying, ³ ‘Who is ^(F)left among you who saw this ^[a]temple in its ^(G)former glory? And how do you see it now? ^[b]Does it not seem to you like nothing ^[c]in comparison? ⁴ But now ^[d](H)take courage, Zerubbabel,’ declares the Lord, ‘take courage also, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and all you people of the land take courage,’ declares the Lord, ‘and work; for ^(I)I am with you,’ declares the Lord of armies. ⁵ ‘As for the ^[e](J)promise which I ^[f]made you when you came out of Egypt, ^[g]My ^(K)Spirit remains in your midst; ^(L)do not fear!’ ⁶ For this is what the Lord of armies says: ‘^(M)Once more ^[h]in a ^(N)little while, I am going to ^(O)shake the heavens and the earth, the sea also and the dry land. ⁷ I will shake ^(P)all the nations; and ^[i]they will come with the ^(Q)wealth of all nations, and I will ^(R)fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord of armies. ⁸ ‘The ^(S)silver is Mine and the gold is Mine,’ declares the Lord of armies. ⁹ ‘The latter ^(T)glory of this house will be greater than the ^(U)former,’ says the Lord of armies, ‘and in this place I will give ^(V)peace,’ declares the Lord of armies.”