Zechariah 1:12

10 Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.”

11 And the riders answered the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth is at rest and tranquil.”

Then the angel of the LORD said, “How long, O LORD of Hosts, will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been angry these seventy years?”

13 So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.

14 Then the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion,

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then the angel of the LORD said, “How long, O LORD of Hosts, will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been angry these seventy years?”
KJV
Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?
WEB
Then the LORD’s angel replied, “O LORD of Armies, how long will you not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which you have had indignation these seventy years?”
ASV
Then the angel of Jehovah answered and said, O Jehovah of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?
DARBY
And the angel of Jehovah answered and said, Jehovah of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these seventy years?
BLB
And the angel of YHWH answered and said, “O YHWH of Hosts, until when will You have no compassion [on] Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been angry these seventy years?”
ÅB
Da tok Herrens engel til orde og sa: Herre, hærskarenes Gud! Hvor lenge skal det vare før du forbarmer deg over Jerusalem og Judas byer, som du har vært vred på nå i sytti år?
OTB
Da sa Herrens engel: "Hærskarenes Gud, hvor lenge vil Du holde tilbake din barmhjertighet fra Jerusalem og Judas byer, som Du har vært vred på i disse sytti årene?"
B1930
Da tok Herrens engel til orde og sa: Herre, hærskarenes Gud! Hvor lenge skal det vare før du forbarmer dig over Jerusalem og Judas byer, som du har vært vred på nu i sytti år?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 29:10

    For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.

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  • Psalms 74:10

    How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?

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  • Daniel 9:2

    in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.

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  • Zechariah 7:5

    “Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, was it really for Me that you fasted?

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  • Psalms 102:13

    You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.

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  • Revelation 6:10

    And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”

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  • Zechariah 1:8

    I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.

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  • Hebrews 7:25

    Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.

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