Zechariah 2

1 And lifting up my eyes, I saw a man with a measuring-line in his hand.

I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

2 And I said to him, Where are you going? And he said to me, To take the measure of Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is.

Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.

3 And the angel who was talking to me went out, and another angel went out, and, meeting him,

And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

4 Said to him, Go quickly and say to this young man, Jerusalem will be an unwalled town, because of the great number of men and cattle in her.

And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:

5 For I, says the Lord, will be a wall of fire round about her, and I will be the glory inside her.

For I, saith Yhwh, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

6 Ho, ho! go in flight from the land of the north, says the Lord: for I have sent you far and wide to the four winds of heaven, says the Lord.

Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith Yhwh: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith Yhwh.

7 Ho! Zion, go in flight from danger, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.

Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

8 For this is what the Lord of armies has said: In the way of glory he has sent me to the nations which have taken your goods: for anyone touching you is touching what is most dear to him.

For thus saith Yhwh of Armies; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

9 For at the shaking of my hand over them, their goods will be taken by those who were their servants: and you will see that the Lord of armies has sent me.

For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that Yhwh of Armies hath sent me.

10 Give songs of joy, O daughter of Zion: for I come, and I will make my resting-place among you, says the Lord.

Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith Yhwh.

11 And a number of nations will be joined to the Lord in that day, and will become my people; and I will be living among you, and you will see that the Lord of armies has sent me to you.

And many nations shall be joined to Yhwh in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Yhwh of Armies hath sent me unto thee.

12 And Judah will be the Lord's heritage in the holy land, and Jerusalem will again be his.

And Yhwh shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

13 Let all flesh be quiet and make no sound before the Lord: for he is awake and has come from his holy resting-place.

Be silent, O all flesh, before Yhwh: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.