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.’” ¹ 

This is why the sky ¹  has held back its dew and the earth its produce. ² 

“Moreover, the Lord who rules over all says: ‘Pay close attention to these things also. ¹ 

Here then is what the Lord who rules over all says: ‘Think carefully about what you are doing. ¹ 

Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, ¹  along with the whole remnant of the people, ²  obeyed ³  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, ⁴  and the people began to respect the Lord. ⁵