^2 (A)Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and ^(B)Jeshua the son of Jozadak arose and began to rebuild the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and the prophets of God were ^(C)with them, supporting them.

² Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and ^(A)Zerubbabel the son of ^(B)Shealtiel with his kinsmen, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, ^(C)as it is written in the Law of Moses the ^(D)man of God.

^14 (A)And the elders of the Jews built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They finished their building by decree of the God of Israel and ^(B)by decree of Cyrus and ^(C)Darius and ^(D)Artaxerxes king of Persia;

A Vision of Joshua the High Priest

3 Then he showed me ^(A)Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and ^(B)Satan^[a] standing at his right hand to accuse him. ² And the Lord said to Satan, ^(C)“The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has ^(D)chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this ^(E)a brand^[b] plucked from the fire?” ³ Now ^(F)Joshua was standing before the angel, ^(G)clothed with filthy garments. ⁴ And the angel said to ^(H)those who were standing before him, ^(I)“Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, ^(J)I have taken your iniquity away from you, and ^(K)I will clothe you with pure vestments.”

²⁴ Not that we ^(A)lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm ^(B)in your faith.

¹¹ Take from them silver and gold, and make a crown, ^(A)and set it on the head of ^(B)Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest.

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.

Zerubbabel Chosen as a Signet

²⁰ The word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai ^(A)on the twenty-fourth day of the month, ²¹ “Speak to ^(B)Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, ^(C)I am about to shake the heavens and the earth, ²² and ^(D)to overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I am about to destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations, and ^(E)overthrow the chariots and their riders. And the horses and their riders shall go down, ^(F)every one by the sword of his brother. ²³ On that day, declares the Lord of hosts, I will take you, O ^(G)Zerubbabel ^(H)my servant, the son of ^(I)Shealtiel, declares the Lord, and make you ^(J)like a^[a] signet ring, ^(K)for I have chosen you, declares the Lord of hosts.”

⁴ Yet now ^(A)be strong, O ^(B)Zerubbabel, declares the Lord. ^(C)Be strong, O ^(D)Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest. ^(E)Be strong, all you people of the land, declares the Lord. ^(F)Work, for ^(G)I am with you, declares the Lord of hosts, ^5 (H)according to the covenant that I made with you when you came out of Egypt. ^(I)My Spirit remains in your midst. ^(J)Fear not. ⁶ For thus says the Lord of hosts: ^(K)Yet once more, in a little while, ^(L)I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land. ⁷ And I will shake all nations, so that the treasures of all nations shall come in, and ^(M)I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts. ^8 (N)The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, declares the Lord of hosts. ^9 (O)The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. And ^(P)in this place I will give peace, declares the Lord of hosts.’”