11. Then the riders spoke to the Lord's angel, who was standing among the myrtle trees, and they said, “We have gone everywhere and have discovered that the whole world is at peace.”
12. At this, the angel said, “Lord All-Powerful, for seventy years you have been angry with Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. When are you ever going to have mercy on them?”
13. The Lord's answer was kind and comforting.
14. So the angel told me to announce:I, the Lord All-Powerful, am very protective of Jerusalem.
15. For a while I was angry with the nations, but now I am furious, because they have made things worse for Jerusalem and are not the least bit concerned.