Zechariah 1:12-17

New American Standard Bible

¹² Then the angel of the Lord said, “Lord of armies, ^(A)how long will You ^(B)take no pity on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been ^(C)indignant for these ^(D)seventy years?” ¹³ And the Lord responded to the ^(E)angel who was speaking with me with ^[a]gracious words, ^(F)comforting words. ¹⁴ So the angel who was speaking with me said to me, “^(G)Proclaim, saying, ‘This is what the Lord of armies says: “I am ^(H)exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and Zion. ¹⁵ But I am very ^(I)angry with the nations who are ^(J)carefree; for while I was only a little angry, they ^[b](K)furthered the disaster.” ¹⁶ Therefore the Lord says this: “I will ^(L)return to Jerusalem with compassion; My ^(M)house will be built in it,” declares the Lord of armies, “and a measuring ^(N)line will be stretched over Jerusalem.”’ ¹⁷ Again, proclaim, saying, ‘This is what the Lord of armies says: “My ^(O)cities will again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again ^(P)comfort Zion and again ^(Q)choose Jerusalem.”’”