Hag 2:4 | NET2full | STEP | Even so , take heart , Zerubbabel ,” decrees the Lord . “ Take heart , Joshua son of Jehozadak , the high priest . And take heart all you citizens of the land ,” decrees the Lord , “and begin to work . For I am with you,” decrees the Lord of Heaven’s Armies .

‏ Haggai 2:4

4 Even so, take heart, Zerubbabel,” decrees the Lord. “Take heart, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And take heart all you citizens of the land,” ^{▼▼tn Heb “the people of the land” (עַם הָאָרֶץ, ʿam haʾarets); this is a technical term referring to free citizens as opposed to slaves.} decrees the Lord, “and begin to work. For I am with you,” decrees the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.