Zechariah 1:16
Context1:16 “‘Therefore,’ says the Lord, ‘I have become compassionate 1 toward Jerusalem 2 and will rebuild my temple 3 in it,’ says the Lord who rules over all. ‘Once more a surveyor’s measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’
Jeremiah 30:10-11
Context30:10 So I, the Lord, tell you not to be afraid,
you descendants of Jacob, my servants. 4
Do not be terrified, people of Israel.
For I will rescue you and your descendants
from a faraway land where you are captives. 5
The descendants of Jacob will return to their land and enjoy peace.
They will be secure and no one will terrify them. 6
30:11 For I, the Lord, affirm 7 that
I will be with you and will rescue you.
I will completely destroy all the nations where I scattered you.
But I will not completely destroy you.
I will indeed discipline you, but only in due measure.
I will not allow you to go entirely unpunished.” 8
[1:16] 1 tn Heb “I have turned.” This suggests that the
[1:16] 2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[30:10] 4 tn Heb “So do not be afraid, my servant Jacob, oracle of the
[30:10] 5 tn Heb “For I will rescue you from far away, your descendants from the land of their captivity.”
[30:10] 6 sn Compare the ideals of the Mosaic covenant in Lev 26:6, the Davidic covenant in 2 Sam 7:10-11, and the new covenant in Ezek 34:25-31.
[30:11] 7 tn Heb “Oracle of the
[30:11] 8 tn The translation “entirely unpunished” is intended to reflect the emphatic construction of the infinitive absolute before the finite verb.