12. Then the Lord’s angel asked, “Lord of heaven’s armies, how long before you show mercy to Jerusalem and the cities of Judah? You have been angry with them for 70 years now.”
13. Then the Lord answered the angel who was talking with me. His words were comforting and good.
14. Then the angel told me, “Announce this: This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says: ‘I have a strong love for Jerusalem.
15. And I am very angry with the nations that feel so safe. I was only a little angry, but they made things worse for my people.’
16. “So this is what the Lord says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy. My Temple will be rebuilt,’ says the Lord of heaven’s armies. ‘And the measuring line will be used to rebuild Jerusalem.’
17. “Also announce: This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says: ‘My towns will be rich again. I will comfort Jerusalem again. I will still choose Jerusalem.’”
18. Then I looked up and saw four animal horns.
19. I asked the angel who was talking with me, “What are these?”He said, “These are the strong nations that scattered the people of Judah, Israel and Jerusalem.”
20. Then the Lord showed me four craftsmen.
21. I asked, “What are they coming to do?”He answered, “They have come to scare and throw down the horns. Those horns scattered the people of Judah. No one could even lift up his head. The horns stand for the strong nations that attacked the people of Judah and scattered them.”