16. when one came to the granary for twenty measures,there were only ten;and when one came to the wine vat for fifty measures,there were only twenty.
17. I struck you—everything you do with your hands—with blight and mildew and hail;but you didn’t return to me.
18. So take it to heart from this day forward,from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month.Take it to heart from the day when the foundation for the Lord’s temple was laid.
19. Is the seed yet in the granary—or the vine, the fig tree, or the pomegranate—or has the olive tree not borne fruit?From this day forward, I will bless you.
20. And the Lord’s word came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth of the month, saying:
21. Speak to Judah’s governor Zerubbabel:I am about to make the heavens and the earth quake.
22. I will overthrow the thrones of the kingdoms;I will destroy the strength of the nations.I will overthrow chariot and rider;horses and riders will fall.Each one will fall by the sword of his companion.
23. On that day, says the Lord of heavenly forces:I will take you, Zerubbabel, Shealtiel’s son, my servant, says the Lord;I will make you like a signet ringbecause I have chosen you, says the Lord of heavenly forces.