The Destruction of Jerusalem

¹⁵ But the Lord, the God of their ancestors sent word against them by the hand of his messengers, sending them time and time again,^(A) for he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place. ¹⁶ But they kept ridiculing God’s messengers,^(B) despising his words,^(C) and scoffing at his prophets, until the Lord’s wrath was so stirred up against his people that there was no remedy.^(D)

¹³ Then Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, delivered the Lord’s message to the people: “I am with you^(A)—this is the Lord’s declaration.”