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14 Then the angel told me to tell the people this: The Lord All-Powerful says:

“I have a strong love for Jerusalem and Zion.
15     And I am very angry at the nations that feel so safe.
I was only a little angry,
    and I used them to punish my people.
    But they caused too much damage.”
16 So the Lord says, “I will come back to Jerusalem and comfort her.”
    The Lord All-Powerful says, “Jerusalem will be rebuilt,
    and my house will be built there.”

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14 Then the angel who was speaking to me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘I am very jealous(A) for Jerusalem and Zion, 15 and I am very angry with the nations that feel secure.(B) I was only a little angry,(C) but they went too far with the punishment.’(D)

16 “Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘I will return(E) to Jerusalem with mercy, and there my house will be rebuilt. And the measuring line(F) will be stretched out over Jerusalem,’ declares the Lord Almighty.(G)

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