Strengthen Your Hands

9Thus says Yahweh of Armies: Let your hands be strong, you who in these days are hearing these words from the mouth of the prophets who were present on the day the house of Yahweh of Armies was founded for the temple to be built.

10For before those days there was no wage for man, and no wage for beast; and for the one going out and the one coming in there was no peace because of the adversary, and I set every man against his neighbor.

11But now I will not be to the remnant of this people as in the former days, declares Yahweh of Armies.

12For there will be the seed of peace: the vine will give its fruit, the land will give its produce, and the heavens will give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.

13And it shall happen that just as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Do not fear; let your hands be strong.