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Zechariah 1:10-19 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

10. And the man who was standing among the myrtle trees answered and said, "These are those whom the Lord has sent to patrol the earth."

11. So they answered the angel of the Lord who was standing among the myrtle trees and said, "We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth is peaceful and quiet."

12. Then the angel of the Lord said, "O Lord of hosts, how long will You have no compassion for Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been indignant these seventy years?"

13. The Lord answered the angel who was speaking with me with gracious words, comforting words.

14. So the angel who was speaking with me said to me, "Proclaim, saying, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, "I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and Zion.

15. But I am very angry with the nations who are at ease; for while I was only a little angry, they furthered the disaster."

16. Therefore thus says the Lord, "I will return to Jerusalem with compassion; My house will be built in it," declares the Lord of hosts, "and a measuring line will be stretched over Jerusalem."'

17. Again, proclaim, saying, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, "My cities will again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again comfort Zion and again choose Jerusalem."'"

18. Then I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there were four horns.

19. So I said to the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these?" And he answered me, "These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel and Jerusalem."

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