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)

⁸ For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye^(A)— ⁹ I will surely raise my hand against them so that their slaves will plunder them.^[a](B) Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me.^(C)

¹⁰ “Shout^(D) and be glad, Daughter Zion.^(E) For I am coming,^(F) and I will live among you,”^(G) declares the Lord.^{(H) 11} “Many nations will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my people.^(I) I will live among you and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.^{(J) 12} The Lord will inherit^(K) Judah^(L) as his portion in the holy land and will again choose^(M) Jerusalem. ¹³ Be still^(N) before the Lord, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.^(O)”