10. The Lord sent them to go and inspect the earth.”
11. They reported to the angel: “We have been all over the world and have found that the whole world lies helpless and subdued.”
12. Then the angel said, “Almighty Lord, you have been angry with Jerusalem and the cities of Judah for seventy years now. How much longer will it be before you show them mercy?”
13. The Lord answered the angel with comforting words,
14. and the angel told me to proclaim what the Lord Almighty had said: “I have a deep love and concern for Jerusalem, my holy city,
15. and I am very angry with the nations that enjoy quiet and peace. For while I was holding back my anger against my people, those nations made the sufferings of my people worse.