10 And the man who was standing among the myrtle trees answered and said, “These are those whom the Lord has sent to [a](A)patrol the earth.” 11 So they answered the angel of the Lord who was (B)standing among the myrtle trees and said, “We have [b]patrolled the earth, and behold, (C)all the earth is [c]peaceful and quiet.”

12 Then the angel of the Lord said, “O Lord of hosts, (D)how long will You (E)have no compassion for Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been (F)indignant these (G)seventy years?”

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 1:10 Lit walk about through
  2. Zechariah 1:11 Lit walked about through
  3. Zechariah 1:11 Lit sitting

10 Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the Lord has sent to go throughout the earth.”(A)

11 And they reported to the angel of the Lord(B) who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have gone throughout the earth and found the whole world at rest and in peace.”(C)

12 Then the angel of the Lord said, “Lord Almighty, how long(D) will you withhold mercy(E) from Jerusalem and from the towns of Judah,(F) which you have been angry with these seventy(G) years?”

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