"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,'Thispeoplesays,"The timehas not come,[even] the timefor the houseof the LORDto be rebuilt."'"
Then KingJehoashcalledfor Jehoiadathe priest,and for the [other] priestsand saidto them, "Whydo you not repairthe damagesof the house?Nowtherefore takeno[more] moneyfrom your acquaintances,but payit for the damagesof the house."
Thenas soonas the copyof KingArtaxerxes'documentwas readbeforeRehumand Shimshaithe scribeand their colleagues,they wentin hasteto Jerusalemto the Jewsand stoppedthem by forceof arms.
Thus in Judahit was said,"The strengthof the burdenbearersis failing,Yet there is muchrubbish;And we ourselvesare unableTo rebuildthe wall."
The sluggardsays,"There is a lionoutside;I will be killedin the streets!"
The fearof manbringsa snare,But he who trustsin the LORDwill be exalted.
He who watchesthe windwill not sowand he who looksat the cloudswill not reap.
A timeto killand a timeto heal;A timeto teardownand a timeto buildup.
Whateveryour handfindsto do,do[it] with [all] your might;for thereis noactivityor planningor knowledgeor wisdomin Sheolwhereyou are going.
In the secondyearof Dariusthe king,on the firstdayof the sixthmonth,the wordof the LORDcameby the prophetHaggaito Zerubbabelthe sonof Shealtiel,governorof Judah,and to Joshuathe sonof Jehozadak,the highpriest,saying,
Then the wordof the LORDcameby Haggaithe prophet,saying,
But the menwhohad goneup with him said,"We are not ableto goup againstthe people,for they are toostrongfor us."
