Zechariah 2

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

I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold, 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.”

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 messenger who is speaking with me is going out, and another messenger is going 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 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 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 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, saith Jehovah, A wall of fire round about, And glory will I be within 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 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 Behold, Zion, be delivered who are dwelling [with] the daughter of Babylon.

Ho, Zion, escape, Thou that dwellest 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 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 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 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 behold, I am coming, and have dwelt in your midst, A declaration of YHWH.

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

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

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

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