Zechariah 1:12-14

New Century Version

¹² Then the Lord’s angel asked, “Lord All-Powerful, how long will it be before you show mercy to Jerusalem and the cities of Judah? You have been angry with them for seventy years now.” ¹³ So the Lord answered the angel who was talking with me, and his words were comforting and good.

¹⁴ Then the angel who was talking to me said to me, “Announce this: This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: ‘I have a strong love for Jerusalem.