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11 And I have called for a drought upon the land and the hill country, upon the grain, the fresh wine, the oil, upon what the ground brings forth, upon men and cattle, and upon all the [wearisome] toil of [men’s] hands.

12 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people [who had returned from captivity], listened to and obeyed the voice of the Lord their God [not vaguely or partly, but completely, according to] the words of Haggai the prophet, since the Lord their God had sent him, and the people [reverently] feared and [worshipfully] turned to the Lord.

13 Then Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, spoke the Lord’s message to the people saying, I am with you, says the Lord.

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11 I called for a drought(A) on the fields and the mountains,(B) on the grain, the new wine,(C) the olive oil(D) and everything else the ground produces, on people and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.(E)

12 Then Zerubbabel(F) son of Shealtiel, Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest, and the whole remnant(G) of the people obeyed(H) the voice of the Lord their God and the message of the prophet Haggai, because the Lord their God had sent him. And the people feared(I) the Lord.

13 Then Haggai,(J) the Lord’s messenger,(K) gave this message of the Lord to the people: “I am with(L) you,” declares the Lord.

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