14. Then the angel said to me, “Shout this message for all to hear: ‘This is what the lord of Heaven’s Armies says: My love for Jerusalem and Mount Zion is passionate and strong.
15. But I am very angry with the other nations that are now enjoying peace and security. I was only a little angry with my people, but the nations inflicted harm on them far beyond my intentions.
16. “‘Therefore, this is what the lord says: I have returned to show mercy to Jerusalem. My Temple will be rebuilt, says the lord of Heaven’s Armies, and measurements will be taken for the reconstruction of Jerusalem.’
17. “Say this also: ‘This is what the lord of Heaven’s Armies says: The towns of Israel will again overflow with prosperity, and the lord will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem as his own.’”
18. Then I looked up and saw four animal horns.
19. “What are these?” I asked the angel who was talking with me.He replied, “These horns represent the nations that scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
20. Then the lord showed me four blacksmiths.
21. “What are these men coming to do?” I asked.The angel replied, “These four horns—these nations—scattered and humbled Judah. Now these blacksmiths have come to terrify those nations and throw them down and destroy them.”