[2:1] On the twenty-first day of the seventh month of that same year, the Lord spoke again through the prophet Haggai.
[2:2] He told Haggai to speak to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, to Joshua, the High Priest, and to the people, and to say to them,
[2:3] “Is there anyone among you who can still remember how splendid the Temple used to be? How does it look to you now? It must seem like nothing at all.
[2:4] But now don't be discouraged, any of you. Do the work, for I am with you.
[2:5] When you came out of Egypt, I promised that I would always be with you. I am still with you, so do not be afraid.
[2:6] “Before long I will shake heaven and earth, land and sea.
[2:7] I will overthrow all the nations, and their treasures will be brought here, and the Temple will be filled with wealth.
[2:8] All the silver and gold of the world is mine.
[2:9] The new Temple will be more splendid than the old one, and there I will give my people prosperity and peace.” The Lord Almighty has spoken.