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Zechariah 1:15-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Zechariah 1:15-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
15 I am consumed with anger
toward the complacent nations;[a]
When I was only a little angry,
they compounded the disaster.(A)
16 Therefore, thus says the Lord:
I return to Jerusalem in mercy;(B)
my house[b] will be rebuilt there(C)—oracle of the Lord of hosts—
and a measuring line will be stretched over Jerusalem.
17 Proclaim further: Thus says the Lord of hosts:
My cities will again overflow with prosperity;
the Lord will again comfort Zion,
and will again choose Jerusalem.(D)
Footnotes
- 1:15 Complacent nations: probably a reference to the Persian empire, which in its imperial extent included many national groups that maintained separate identities. Compounded the disaster: the surrounding nations took advantage of the Lord’s anger against Judah to further their own interests.
- 1:16 My house: the Temple. See note on Hg 1:4. Measuring line: a builder’s string, not for devastation, as in Is 34:11, but for reconstruction.
Zechariah 1:15-17
New International Version
Zechariah 1:15-17
New International Version
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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