14 And the older men+ of the Jews were building+ and making progress under the prophesying of Hagʹgai+ the prophet and Zech·a·riʹah+ the grandson of Idʹdo,+ and they built and finished [it] due to the order of the God of Israel+ and due to the order of Cyrus+ and Da·riʹus+ and Ar·ta·xerxʹes+ the king of Persia.

4 “‘But now be strong, O Ze·rubʹba·bel,’ is the utterance of Jehovah, ‘and be strong,+ O Joshua the son of Je·hozʹa·dak the high priest.’

“‘And be strong, all YOU people of the land,’* is the utterance of Jehovah, ‘and work.’+

“‘For I am with YOU people,’+ is the utterance of Jehovah of armies.

21 “Say to Ze·rubʹba·bel the governor of Judah,+ ‘I am rocking the heavens and the earth.+

7 Who are you, O great mountain?+ Before Ze·rubʹba·bel+ [you will become] a level land. And he will certainly bring forth the headstone.+ There will be shoutings+ to it: “How charming! How charming!”’”+