Zechariah 2

1 And I lift up my eyes, and look, and behold, a man, and in his hand a measuring line.

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

2 And I say, “To where are you going?” And he says to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see how much [is] its breadth and how much its length.”

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.

3 And behold, the messenger who is speaking with me is going out, and another messenger is going out to meet him,

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

4 and he says to him, “Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem is inhabited [as] open places, From the abundance of man and beast in her midst.

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.

5 And I am to her—a declaration of YHWH—A wall of fire all around, And I am for glory in her midst.

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

6 Behold, and flee from the land of the north, A declaration of YHWH, For as the four winds of the heavens, I have spread you abroad, A declaration of YHWH.

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.

7 Behold, Zion, be delivered who are dwelling [with] the daughter of Babylon.

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

8 For thus said YHWH of Hosts: He has sent Me after glory to the nations who are spoiling you, For he who is coming against you, Is coming against the pupil of His eye.

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.

9 For behold, I am waving My hand against them, And they have been a spoil to their servants. And you have known that YHWH of Hosts has sent Me.

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.

10 Sing, and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, For behold, I am coming, and have dwelt in your midst, A declaration of YHWH.

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

11 And many nations have been joined to YHWH in that day, And they have been to Me for a people, And I have dwelt in your midst, And you have known that YHWH of Hosts has sent Me to you.

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.

12 And YHWH has inherited Judah, His portion on the holy ground, And He has fixed again on Jerusalem.

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

13 Hush, all flesh, because of YHWH, For He has been roused up from His holy habitation!”

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