en_tn/zec/08/09.md

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: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

Strengthen your hands

AT: "Work hard" (See: rc://en/ta/man/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.