11 And they answered (A)the angel of the Lord who was standing among the myrtle trees, and said, (B)‘We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth (C)remains at rest.’ 12 Then (D)the angel of the Lord said, (E)‘O Lord of hosts, (F)how long will you (G)have no mercy on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, against which you have been angry these (H)seventy years?’

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11 (A)So they answered the Angel of the Lord, who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, “We have walked to and fro throughout the earth, and behold, all the earth is [a]resting quietly.”

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12 Then the Angel of the Lord answered and said, “O Lord of hosts, (B)how long will You not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which You were angry (C)these seventy years?”

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 1:11 Lit. sitting and quiet