10 And the man who stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, (A)“These are the ones whom the Lord has sent to walk to and fro throughout the earth.”

11 (B)So they answered the Angel of the Lord, who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, “We have walked to and fro throughout the earth, and behold, all the earth is [a]resting quietly.”

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12 Then the Angel of the Lord answered and said, “O Lord of hosts, (C)how long will You not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which You were angry (D)these seventy years?”

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 1:11 Lit. sitting and quiet

10 Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the Lord has sent to go throughout the earth.”(A)

11 And they reported to the angel of the Lord(B) who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have gone throughout the earth and found the whole world at rest and in peace.”(C)

12 Then the angel of the Lord said, “Lord Almighty, how long(D) will you withhold mercy(E) from Jerusalem and from the towns of Judah,(F) which you have been angry with these seventy(G) years?”

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