Zechariah 2

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

And I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold, there was a man with a measure-cord 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.

Then said I, Whither art thou going? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is her breadth, and what is her length.

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

And, behold, the angel that spoke with me went out, and another angel came out 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 he said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Without walls shall Jerusalem be inhabited because of the multitude of men and cattle in her midst.

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.

But I—I will be unto her, saith the Lord, a wall of fire round about, and for glory will I be in the midst of her.

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.

Up! up! and flee away from the land of the north saith the Lord; for as the four winds of the heaven have I spread you abroad, saith the Lord.

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

Up, Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

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 thus hath said the Lord of hosts, For the sake of [your] glory hath he sent me unto the nations that have despoiled you; for whoever toucheth you, toucheth 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.

For, behold, I will swing my hand over them, and they shall be a spoil to those that served them: and ye shall acknowledge that the Lord of hosts hath 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, and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for, lo, I am coming, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith 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.

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

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

And the Lord will take Judah as his inheritance upon the holy land; and he will again make choice of Jerusalem.

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

Be silent, all flesh! before the Lord; for he is waked up out of his holy habitation.