Jehovah was telling them to stop and meditate on what they were doing and to consider how they were being affected by not keeping the temple - building work in first place in their lives.
Tas nozīmē, ka viņiem bija jāpārdomā, ko viņi dara un kā viņu dzīvi ir ietekmējis tas, ka tempļa atjaunošana viņiem vairs nešķiet būtiska.