1-2. And then these Messages from God-of-the-Angel-Armies:A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies:“I am zealous for Zion—I care!I’m angry about Zion—I’m involved!”God’s Message:
11-12. “But things have changed. I’m taking the side of my core of surviving people:Sowing and harvesting will resume,Vines will grow grapes,Gardens will flourish,Dew and rain will make everything green.
12-13. “My core survivors will get everything they need—and more. You’ve gotten a reputation as a bad-news people, you people of Judah and Israel, but I’m coming to save you. From now on, you’re the good-news people. Don’t be afraid. Keep a firm grip on what I’m doing.”
14-17. A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies:“In the same way that I decided to punish you when your ancestors made me angry, and didn’t pull my punches, at this time I’ve decided to bless Jerusalem and the country of Judah. Don’t be afraid. And now here’s what I want you to do: Tell the truth, the whole truth, when you speak. Do the right thing by one another, both personally and in your courts. Don’t cook up plans to take unfair advantage of others. Don’t do or say what isn’t so. I hate all that stuff. Keep your lives simple and honest.” Decree of God.