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15     And I am very angry at the nations that feel so safe.
I was only a little angry,
    and I used them to punish my people.
    But they caused too much damage.”
16 So the Lord says, “I will come back to Jerusalem and comfort her.”
    The Lord All-Powerful says, “Jerusalem will be rebuilt,
    and my house will be built there.”

17 The angel also said, “The Lord All-Powerful says,
    ‘My towns will be rich again.
I will comfort Zion.
    I will again choose Jerusalem to be my special city.’”

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15 and I am very angry with the nations that feel secure.(A) I was only a little angry,(B) but they went too far with the punishment.’(C)

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

17 “Proclaim further: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘My towns will again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again comfort(G) Zion and choose(H) Jerusalem.’”(I)

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