Zechariah 2
1 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold 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 Then said I, Where go you? 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 goest thou? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
And behold, the angel who talked with me went forth, and another angel went forth 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 said to him, Run, speak to that young man, saying: Jerusalem shall be inhabited without walls On account of the multitude of men and of cattle within her.
5 For I, says the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
And I will be to her, saith Jehovah, A wall of fire round about, And glory will I be within her.
6 Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, says the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, says the LORD.
Ho! ho! flee ye out of the land of the North, saith Jehovah; For toward the four winds of heaven have I scattered you abroad, saith Jehovah.
7 Deliver yourself, O Zion, that dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho, Zion, escape, Thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon!
8 For thus says the LORD of hosts; After the glory has he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that touches you touches the apple of his eye.
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: For glory hath he sent me to the nations which plundered you; (For he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.)
9 For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and all of you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me.
For, behold, I will shake my hand over them, And they shall be a spoil to those that served them; And ye shall know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me.
10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of you, says the LORD.
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For, behold, I will come, And I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith Jehovah;
11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of you, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me unto you.
And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, And shall be my people; And I will dwell in the midst of thee; And thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me to thee.
12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
And Jehovah will possess Judah as his portion in the holy land, And will again choose Jerusalem.
13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.
Be silent, all flesh, before Jehovah! For he riseth up from his holy habitation.
