Zechariah 1:12-14

Common English Bible

¹² Then the Lord’s messenger, who was speaking with me, said:
    “Lord of heavenly forces,
            how long will you withhold compassion from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah,
                with whom you have been angry these seventy years?”
¹³ The Lord responded to the messenger who was speaking with me
    with kind and compassionate words.
¹⁴ The messenger speaking with me called out,
    “This is what the Lord of heavenly forces says:
        I care passionately about Jerusalem and Zion.