And Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest, and all the remnant of the people, do hearken to the voice of Jehovah their God, and unto the words of Haggai the prophet, as Jehovah their God had sent him, and the people are afraid of the face of Jehovah.
Haggai 1:10 Therefore, over you refrained have the heavens from dew, And the land hath refrained its increase.
Haggai 1:11 And I proclaim draught on the land, And on the mountains, and on the corn, And on the new wine, and on the oil, And on what the ground doth bring forth, And on man, and on beast, And on all labour of the hands.'
Haggai 1:12 And Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest, and all the remnant of the people, do hearken to the voice of Jehovah their God, and unto the words of Haggai the prophet, as Jehovah their God had sent him, and the people are afraid of the face of Jehovah.
Haggai 1:13 And Haggai, messenger of Jehovah, in messages of Jehovah, speaketh to the people, saying: `I <FI>am<Fi> with you, an affirmation of Jehovah.'
Haggai 1:14 And Jehovah doth stir up the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people, and they come in, and do work in the house of Jehovah of Hosts their God,
The verse centers on "zerubbabel", "shealtiel", "joshua", "josedech", "high", "priest", "remnant", and "people". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "zerubbabel" and "shealtiel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 11's "And I proclaim draught on the land..." into verse 13's "And Haggai messenger of Jehovah in messages...", so "zerubbabel" and "shealtiel" belong inside that flow. In Haggai context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "zerubbabel" and "shealtiel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.