Zechariah 1:14

14 So the angel who communed with me said unto me, "Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts: `I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.

Zechariah 1:14 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 1:14

So the angel that communed with me
Having an order from the other Angel, or the Lord of hosts: said unto me, Cry thou;
proclaim, publish, declare in the hearing of the people, for their comfort and encouragement. The Targum renders it, "prophesy": saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I am jealous for Jerusalem,
and for Zion, with a great jealousy;
which is expressive of his conjugal affection for his church and people, his zeal for their good, and his indignation at their enemies, and of the vengeance he would execute on them.

Zechariah 1:14 In-Context

12 Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, "O LORD of hosts, how long wilt Thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which Thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?"

13 And the LORD answered the angel who talked with me, with good words and comforting words.

14 So the angel who communed with me said unto me, "Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts: `I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.

15 And I am very sorely displeased with the heathen who are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.'

16 Therefore thus saith the LORD: `I have returned to Jerusalem with mercies. My house shall be built in it,' saith the LORD of hosts, `and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.'