Zechariah 1:14-16

Expanded Bible

¹⁴ Then the ·angel [messenger] who was talking to me said to me, “Announce this: This is what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; ^Tof hosts] says: ‘I ·have a strong love [am very jealous/zealous; Nah. 1:2] for Jerusalem. ¹⁵ And I am very angry with the nations that feel so ·safe [secure; at ease]. I was only a little angry at them, but they ·made things worse [added to/increased the calamity/disaster].’

¹⁶ “So this is what the Lord says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy. My ·Temple [^Lhouse] will be rebuilt,’ says the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; ^Tof hosts], ‘and the measuring line will be ·used to rebuild [^Lstretched out over] Jerusalem.’