The Lord then addressed good, comforting words to the angelic messenger who was speaking to me.

At this point the angelic messenger ¹  who spoke to me went out, and another messenger came to meet him

The angelic messenger ¹  who had been speaking with me then returned and woke me, as a person is wakened from sleep.

Then I asked the messenger who spoke with me, “What are these, ¹  sir?”

I asked the messenger who was speaking to me, “Where are they taking the basket?”

Then I asked the angelic messenger ¹  who was speaking with me, “What are these, sir?”

For the household gods ¹  have spoken wickedness, the soothsayers have seen a lie, and as for the dreamers, they have disclosed emptiness and give comfort in vain. Therefore the people set out like sheep and become scattered because they have no shepherd. ² 

Then I asked one nearby, “What are these, sir?” The angelic messenger ¹  who replied to me said, “I will show you what these are.”

Turning to me, the messenger then said, “Cry out that the Lord who rules over all says, ‘I am very much moved ¹  for Jerusalem and for Zion.

and said to him, “Hurry, speak to this young man ¹  as follows: ‘Jerusalem will no longer be enclosed by walls ²  because of the multitude of people and animals there.

He replied, “Don’t you know what these are?” So I responded, “No, sir.”

After this the angelic messenger ¹  who had been speaking to me went out and said, “Look, see what is leaving.”

Then he cried out to me, “Look! The ones going to the northland have brought me ¹  peace about the northland.” ² 

These are the things you must do: Speak the truth, each of you, to one another. Practice true and righteous judgment in your courts. ¹ 

So I asked the angelic messenger ¹  who spoke with me, “What are these?” He replied, “These are the horns ²  that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.” ³ 

I will remove ¹  the chariot from Ephraim and the warhorse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be removed. Then he will announce peace to the nations. His dominion will be from sea to sea and from the Euphrates River ²  to the ends of the earth.

Then, if anyone prophesies in spite of this, his father and mother to whom he was born will say to him, ‘You cannot live, for you lie in the name of the Lord.’ Then his father and mother to whom he was born will run him through with a sword when he prophesies. ¹