In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, Yahweh’s word came by Haggai, the prophet, to Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,
Haggai 1:1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, Yahweh’s word came by Haggai, the prophet, to Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,
Haggai 1:2 “This is what Yahweh of Armies says: These people say, ‘The time hasn’t yet come, the time for Yahweh’s house to be built.’”
Haggai 1:3 Then Yahweh’s word came by Haggai, the prophet, saying,
The verse centers on "second", "year", "darius", "king", "sixth", "month", and "first". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "second" and "year", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The next verse adds "This is what Yahweh of Armies says...", so "second" and "year" should be read forward into that movement. In Haggai context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "second" and "year" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.