So the Lord spoke through the prophet Haggai as follows:

Then Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, spoke the Lord’s word to the people: “I am with you!” says the Lord.

On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the Lord spoke again through the prophet Haggai:

“The Lord who rules over all says, ‘Ask the priests about the law.

Then the Lord spoke again to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month:

Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah: ‘I am ready to shake the sky and the earth.

The Lord who rules over all says this: “These people have said, ‘The time for rebuilding the Lord’s temple has not yet come.’”

“Ask the following questions to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and the remnant of the people:

On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month of Darius’ second year, the Lord spoke again to the prophet Haggai:

On the first day of the sixth month of King Darius’ second year, the Lord spoke this message through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak: