## translationWords

* [[en:tw:foundation]]
* [[en:tw:house]]
* [[en:tw:neighbor]]
* [[en:tw:peace]]
* [[en:tw:prophet]]
* [[en:tw:temple]]

## translationNotes

* **when the foundation of my house was laid** - AT: "when the foundation of my temple was set in place" to "when you were building the foundation of my house" (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_activepassive]])
* **Strengthen your hands** - AT: "Work hard" (See: [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_idiom]])
* **For before those days** - AT: "Before you started to rebuild the temple"
* **no crops were gathered in** - AT: "there were no crops to harvest"
* **there was no profit for either man or beast** - It was useless for people and their animals to farm the land, because they got no food from it.