¹¹ But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days, declares the Lord of hosts.

The Lord Is My Strength and My Song

^19 (A)Is the seed yet in the barn? Indeed, the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have yielded nothing. But from this day on ^(B)I will bless you.”

⁸ and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. ^(A)And they shall be my people, and I will be their God, ^(B)in faithfulness and in righteousness.”

⁹ Thus says the Lord of hosts: ^(C)“Let your hands be strong, you who in these days have been hearing these words from the mouth of ^(D)the prophets who were present on ^(E)the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.

^9 (A)You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. ^10 (B)Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby ^(C)put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open ^(D)the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. ¹¹ I will rebuke ^(E)the devourer^[a] for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the Lord of hosts.