וַיַּ֣עַן יְהוָ֗ה אֶת־הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְ הַדֹּבֵ֥ר בִּ֖י דְּבָרִ֣ים טוֹבִ֑ים דְּבָרִ֖ים נִחֻמִֽים׃
And the LORD answered the angel that spoke with me with good words, even comforting words—
Read midrashic interpretation of Zechariah 1:13: and classical rabbinic exegesis.