Zechariah 2

1 And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

Then I looked again and I saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.

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

“Where are you going?” I asked him. “I'm going to Jerusalem to measure its width and length,” he replied.

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

The angel I was talking to came forward and another angel came to meet him

4 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;

and told him, “Run, and tell the young man that Jerusalem will have so many people and farm animals that it will be too big to have walls.”

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

The Lord declares, I myself will be a wall of fire all around the city, and I will be the glory inside it.

6 Ho, ho! flee from the land of the north, saith Jehovah; for I have scattered you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, saith Jehovah.

Run! Run! Run away from the northern land, says the Lord, because I have scattered you to the four winds of heaven.

7 Ho! escape, Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

Run away, people of Zion! All of you who live in Babylon must escape.

8 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After the glory, hath he sent me unto the nations that made you a spoil; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

For this is what the Lord Almighty said: Afterwards the glorious Lord sent me against the nations that plundered you—for those who touch you touch the apple of his eye.

9 For behold, I will shake my hand upon them, and they shall become a spoil to those that served them: and ye shall know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me.

I will raise my hand against them and their former slaves will plunder them. Then you will know the Lord Almighty has sent me.

10 Sing aloud and rejoice, daughter of Zion; for behold, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.

Sing in celebration, people of Zion, for I am coming to live with you, declares the Lord.

11 And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be unto me for a people; and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto thee.

Many nations will become believers in Lord on that day, and they shall be my people. I will live among you, and you will know the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.

12 And Jehovah shall inherit Judah [as] his portion in the holy land, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

The people of Judah will be the Lord's special people in the holy land, and he will once again choose Jerusalem as his special city.

13 Let all flesh be silent before Jehovah; for he is risen up out of his holy habitation.

Be silent before the Lord, everyone, for he has risen from the holy place where he lives.