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13 Haggai, the Lord's prophet, then spoke this message from the Lord: ‘The Lord says, “I am with you.” ’

14 In that way, the Lord gave strength to Zerubbabel, Joshua and all the people who had returned to live in Jerusalem. They decided to work hard to build the temple of their God, the Almighty Lord. 15 They started to work on the 24th day of that same month, in the second year after Darius had become king.

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13 Then Haggai,(A) the Lord’s messenger,(B) gave this message of the Lord to the people: “I am with(C) you,” declares the Lord. 14 So the Lord stirred up(D) the spirit of Zerubbabel(E) son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jozadak,(F) the high priest, and the spirit of the whole remnant(G) of the people. They came and began to work on the house of the Lord Almighty, their God, 15 on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month.(H)

The Promised Glory of the New House

In the second year of King Darius,(I)

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