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Zechariah 1:14

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12 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.

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,

15 but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’

16 Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’

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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 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,
KJV
So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
WEB
So the angel who talked with me said to me, “Proclaim, saying, ‘The LORD of Armies says: “I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
ASV
So the angel that talked with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
DARBY
And the angel that talked with me said unto me, Cry, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy,
BLB
And the angel speaking with me said to me, “Call out, saying, thus says YHWH of Hosts: ‘I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with great zeal.
ÅB
Og engelen som talte med meg, sa til meg: Rop ut disse ord: Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Jeg er såre nidkjær for Jerusalem og Sion,
OTB
Så sa engelen som talte med meg: "Forkynn, og si: Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: 'Jeg er meget nidkjær for Jerusalem og Sion,
B1930
Og engelen som talte med mig, sa til mig: Rop ut disse ord: Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Jeg er såre nidkjær for Jerusalem og Sion,

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Cross references

  • Joel 2:18

    Then the LORD became jealous for His land, and He spared His people.

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  • Isaiah 40:6

    A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.

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  • Zechariah 1:17

    Proclaim further that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘My cities will again overflow with prosperity; the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.’”

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  • Isaiah 40:1

    “Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.

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  • Zechariah 1:9

    “What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”

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  • Isaiah 38:22

    And Hezekiah had asked, “What will be the sign that I will go up to the house of the LORD?”

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  • Zechariah 2:3–4

    Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came out to meet him

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  • Isaiah 63:15

    Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.

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