Study it in the app“And the angel who talked with me said to me, “Call out, saying, ‘Thus says YHWH Tsevaot: I have been jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with great jealousy.”
And the angelוַ הַמַּלְאָךְwho talkedהַדֹּבֵרwith meבִּיsaidיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Call out,קְרָאsaying,לֵאמֹר‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot:צְבָאוֹתI have been jealousקִנֵּאתִיfor Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַםand for Zionוּלְצִיּוֹןwith greatגְדוֹלָהjealousy.קִנְאָה
angel
A messenger from God, a heavenly being.
Where else “malach” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dover” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsproclaim
To announce aloud.
Where else “kera” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsTsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appearsbe zealous
To burn with zeal for something, as YHWH for his people.
Where else “kineti” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appearsZion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appearsgreat
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appearsjealousy
A husband's burning that tolerates no rivals; so is YHWH with his people.
Where else “kina” appears1Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
2Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
13And YHWH answered the angel who talked with me with good words, words of comfort.
14 · This verse (above)
15And with great anger I am angry with the nations that are at ease; for I was angry only a little, but they helped toward evil.
