Moreover, I have called for a drought that will affect the fields, the hill country, the grain, new wine, fresh olive oil, and everything that grows from the ground; it also will harm people, animals, and everything they produce.’”

This is why the sky has held back its dew and the earth its produce.

“Moreover, the Lord who rules over all says: ‘Pay close attention to these things also.

Here then is what the Lord who rules over all says: ‘Think carefully about what you are doing.

Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, along with the whole remnant of the people, obeyed the Lord their God. They responded favorably to the message of the prophet Haggai, who spoke just as the Lord their God had instructed him, and the people began to respect the Lord.