Zechariah 2

1 And I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold, there was a man with a measure-cord 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, Whither art thou going? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is her breadth, and what is her length.

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 spoke with me went out, and another angel came out to meet him;

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

4 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.

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 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.

And I will be to her, saith Jehovah, A wall of fire round about, And glory will I be within her.

6 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.

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

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

8 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.

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 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.

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 am coming, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith 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 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.

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

And Jehovah will possess Judah as his portion in the holy land, And will again choose Jerusalem.

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

Be silent, all flesh, before Jehovah! For he riseth up from his holy habitation.