14 So the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim: The Lord of Armies says: I am extremely jealous(A) for Jerusalem and Zion. 15 I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease,(B) for I was a little angry, but they made the destruction worse.[a] 16 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: In mercy, I have returned to Jerusalem; my house will be rebuilt within it—this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies—and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.(C)

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  1. 1:15 Lit they helped for evil

14 Then the angel who was speaking to me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘I am very jealous(A) for Jerusalem and Zion, 15 and I am very angry with the nations that feel secure.(B) I was only a little angry,(C) but they went too far with the punishment.’(D)

16 “Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘I will return(E) to Jerusalem with mercy, and there my house will be rebuilt. And the measuring line(F) will be stretched out over Jerusalem,’ declares the Lord Almighty.(G)

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