Haggai 2:3-5

Common English Bible

³ Who among you is left who saw this house in its former glory?
How does it look to you now?
    Doesn’t it appear as nothing to you?
⁴ So now, be strong, Zerubbabel, says the Lord.
Be strong, High Priest Joshua, Jehozadak’s son,
        and be strong, all you people of the land, says the Lord.
Work, for I am with you, says the Lord of heavenly forces.
⁵ As with our agreement when you came out of Egypt,
        my spirit stands in your midst.
Don’t fear.