Zechariah 2

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

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

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, Whither go you? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth of it, and what is the length of it.

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

And, behold, the angel that spoke with me stood [by], and another angel went forth to meet 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.

and spoke to him, saying, Run and speak to that young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be fully inhabited by reason of the abundance of men and cattle in the midst of 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.

And I will be to her, says the Lord, a wall of fire round about, and I will be for a glory in the midst of 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, flee from the land of the north, says the Lord: for I will gather you from the four winds of heaven, says the Lord,

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

[even] to Sion: deliver yourselves, you that dwell [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 thus says the Lord Almighty; After the glory has he sent me to the nations that spoiled you: for he that touches you is as one that touches the apple of his eye.

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, behold, I bring my hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to them that serve them: and you shall know that the Lord Almighty 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.

Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Sion: for, behold, I come, and will dwell in the midst of 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 many nations shall flee for refuge to the Lord in that day, and they shall be for a people to him, and they shall dwell in the midst of you: and you shall know that the Lord Almighty 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 the Lord shall inherit Juda his portion in the holy [land], and he will yet choose Jerusalem.

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

Let all flesh fear before the Lord: for he has risen up from his holy clouds.