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On that same day, December 18, 1 the Lord sent this second message to Haggai:
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“Tell Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth.
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I will overthrow royal thrones and destroy the power of foreign kingdoms. I will overturn their chariots and riders. The horses will fall, and their riders will kill each other.
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“But when this happens, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, I will honor you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant. I will make you like a signet ring on my finger, says the Lord , for I have chosen you. I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”