Rebuilding Begins Anew

5 Now the prophets, ^(A)Haggai and ^(B)Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them. ^2 (C)Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and ^(D)Jeshua the son of Jozadak arose and began to rebuild the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and the prophets of God were ^(E)with them, supporting them.

⁶ Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to ^(A)Zerubbabel: ^(B)Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. ⁷ Who are you, ^(C)O great mountain? Before ^(D)Zerubbabel ^(E)you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward ^(F)the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”

⁸ Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ^9 (G)“The hands of ^(H)Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also ^(I)complete it. ^(J)Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. ^10 (K)For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see ^(L)the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.

^(M)“These seven ^(N)are the eyes of the Lord, ^(O)which range through the whole earth.”

3 ^(A)“Behold, I send ^(B)my messenger, and ^(C)he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord ^(D)whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and ^(E)the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.