Hag 2:4 | NETfull | STEP | Even so, take heart, Zerubbabel,’ says the Lord . ‘Take heart, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and all you citizens of the land,’ says the Lord , ‘and begin to work. For I am with you,’ says the Lord who rules over all.

Haggai 2:4

4 Even so, take heart, Zerubbabel,’ says the Lord. ‘Take heart, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and ^{▼▼ Heb “and take heart.” Although emphatic, the repetition of the verb is redundant in contemporary English style and has been left untranslated.} all you citizens of the land,’ ^{▼▼ Heb “the people of the land” (עַם הָאָרֶץ, ’am ha’arets); this is a technical term referring to free citizens as opposed to slaves.} says the Lord, ‘and begin to work. For I am with you,’ says the Lord who rules over all.