Zechariah 1:12-17

Then the LORD’s angel said, “’s angel said, “LORD All-Powerful, how long before you comfort Jerusalem and the cities of Judah? You have shown your anger at these cities for 70 years now.” Then the LORD answered the angel who was talking with me. He spoke good, comforting words. Then the angel told me to tell the people this: The Lord All-Powerful says: “I have a strong love for Jerusalem and Zion. And I am very angry at the nations that feel so safe. I was only a little angry, and I used them to punish my people. But they caused too much damage.” So the LORD says, “I will come back to Jerusalem and comfort her.” The LORD All-Powerful says, “Jerusalem will be rebuilt, and my house will be built there.” The angel also said, “The LORD All-Powerful says, ‘My towns will be rich again. I will comfort Zion. I will again choose Jerusalem to be my special city.’”