Zechariah 1:12-14
1599 Geneva Bible
12 Then the [a]Angel of the Lord answered and said, O Lord of hosts, how long wilt thou be unmerciful to Jerusalem, and to the cities of Judah, with whom thou hast been displeased now these threescore and ten years?
13 And the Lord answered the Angel that talked with me, with good words and comfortable words.
14 So the Angel that communed with me, said unto me, Cry thou, and speak, thus saith the Lord of hosts, I am [b]jealous over Jerusalem and Zion with a great zeal,
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- Zechariah 1:12 That is, Christ the mediator prayed for the salvation of his Church, which was now troubled, when all the countries about them were at rest.
- Zechariah 1:14 Though for a time God defer his help and comfort from his Church, yet this declareth that he loveth them still most dearly, as a most merciful father his children, or an husband his wife, and when it is expedient for them, his help is ever ready.
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