14 So the angel who was speaking with me said to me, "Proclaim, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, "I am jealous [with a burning, fiery passion] for Jerusalem and for Zion [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine] with a great jealousy.

15 But I am very angry with the[6] nations who are at ease and feel secure; for while I was only a little angry, they[7] furthered the disaster [against the people of Israel]."

16 'Therefore, thus says the LORD, "I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy and compassion. My house shall be built in it," says the LORD of hosts, "and a[8] measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem."'