5. They gave their power to othersand their glory to a foreign nation,
6. which set fire to Jerusalem, the chosen city, and its sanctuaryand made its streets desolate,as Jeremiah said.
7. They mistreated him,even though he had been set apartfrom the womb to be a prophetto uproot, ruin, destroy,and likewise to build and plant.
8. Ezekiel saw a vision of glory,when God showed himthe chariot of the winged creatures.
9. He remembered the enemiesin the storm,and favored those keepingto a righteous path.
10. May the bones of the twelve prophetssprout new life from theirburial places,because they comforted Jacoband rescued themwith hopeful confidence.
11. How should we praise Zerubbabel?He also was like a signet ringon the right hand,
12. as was Joshua, Jozadak’s son.In their time, they built a houseand raised a holy temple to the Lord,prepared for everlasting glory.