Hag 2:4 | HCSB | STEP | Even so , be strong , Zerubbabel ” – this is the Lord ’s declaration . “Be strong , Joshua son of Jehozadak , high priest . Be strong , all you people of the land ” – this is the Lord ’s declaration . “Work ! For I am with you”

Haggai 2:4

4 Even so, be strong, Zerubbabel” – this is the Lord’s declaration. ^a “Be strong, Joshua son of Jehozadak, high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land” – this is the Lord’s declaration. “Work! For I am with you” ^b – the declaration of the Lord of ^{▼▼Hosts/hosts: Military forces consisting of God's angels, sometimes including the sun, moon, and stars, and occasionally, Israel}Hosts.