"Ifyou consentand obey,You will eatthe bestof the land;
The LORDof hostswill preparea lavishbanquetfor allpeopleson thismountain;A banquetof agedwine,choicepieces with marrow,[And] refined,agedwine.
Sayto the righteousthat [it will go] well[with them], For they will eatthe fruitof their actions.
Thenyou will takedelightin the LORD,And I will make you rideon the heightsof the earth;And I will feedyou [with] the heritageof Jacobyour father,For the mouthof the LORDhas spoken."
Therefore,thussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,My servantswill eat,but you will be hungry.Behold,My servantswill drink,but you will be thirsty.Behold,My servantswill rejoice,but you will be putto shame.
"You shall also sayto thispeople,'Thussaysthe LORD,"Behold,I setbeforeyou the wayof lifeand the wayof death.
Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"Amendyour waysand your deeds,and I will let you dwellin thisplace.
"For ifyou trulyamendyour waysand your deeds,ifyou trulypracticejusticebetweena manand his neighbor,
then I will let you dwellin thisplace,in the landthat I gaveto your fathersforeverand ever.
"You will have plentyto eatand be satisfiedAnd praisethe nameof the LORDyour God,Whohas dealtwondrouslywith you; Then My peoplewill neverbe putto shame.
Then the landwill yieldits produce,so that you can eatyour filland livesecurelyon it.
Ifyou walkin My statutesand keepMy commandmentsso as to carrythem out,
Indeed, your threshingwill lastfor you untilgrapegathering,and grapegatheringwill lastuntilsowingtime.You will thus eatyour foodto the fulland livesecurelyin your land.
Then Zerubbabelthe sonof Shealtiel,and Joshuathe sonof Jehozadak,the highpriest,with allthe remnantof the people,obeyedthe voiceof the LORDtheir Godand the wordsof Haggaithe prophet,as the LORDtheir Godhad senthim. And the peopleshowedreverencefor the LORD.
"Now it shall be, ifyou diligentlyobeythe LORDyour God,beingcarefulto doallHis commandmentswhichI commandyou today,the LORDyour Godwill setyou highaboveallthe nationsof the earth.
And having been made perfect,He becameto allthosewho obeyHim the sourceof eternalsalvation,