Haggai 1:12-14

Good News Translation

The People Obey the Lord's Command

¹² Then Zerubbabel and Joshua and all the people who had returned from the exile^[a] in Babylonia, did what the Lord their God told them to do. They were afraid and obeyed the prophet Haggai, the Lord's messenger. ¹³ Then Haggai gave the Lord's message to the people: “I will be with you—that is my promise.” ¹⁴ The Lord inspired everyone to work on the Temple: Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah; Joshua, the High Priest, and all the people who had returned from the exile.^[b] They began working on the Temple of the Lord Almighty, their God,