The new temple

2 On October 17 of that year, Yahweh gave me, the prophet Haggai, another message. 2 The message was that I should say this to Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and to the other people who were still alive in Jerusalem: 3 “Do any of you remember how glorious our former temple was? If you do, what does it look like to you now? It must seem like nothing at all. 4 But now the Commander of the armies of angels says to all of you, to Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of you people who live in this nation, ‘Do not be discouraged; be strong [DOU], and work to build this new temple, because I will ◄be with/help► you. 5 My Spirit remains among you, like I promised your ancestors when they left Egypt. So do not be afraid!’ ”

6 This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: “Soon I will shake the sky and the earth, the oceans and the land again. 7 I will shake again the people of all the nations, and as a result they will bring their treasures to this temple. I will fill this temple with my glory. 8 The silver and the gold that they own are really mine, so they will bring them to me. 9 Then this temple will be more glorious than the former/previous temple was. And I will cause things to go well for you all. That will surely happen because I, the Commander of the armies of angels, have said it.”