Zechariah 2

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

Then I looked up and 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.”

I said, ‘Where are you going?’ He replied, ‘To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and length.’

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

Then the messenger who talked with me stepped forward, and another messenger went out 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 and tell to that young man that Jerusalem will be inhabited like a village without walls, because so many people and cattle will live there.

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 her, and I will be the 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.

Up! Away! Flee from the land of the north, says the Lord. For I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, says the Lord.

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

Up, escape to Zion, you who live in 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.

This is what the Lord of hosts says to the nations which plundered you: Whoever touches you touches the apple of my 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.

I will raise my hand against them. They will be plunder for their own slaves; and you will know that the Lord of hosts 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.

‘Sing and rejoice, daughter of Zion! I am coming, I will live 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.

Many nations will join themselves to the Lord in that day, and will be his people, and he will live among you. You will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.

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

The Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land. He will again choose Jerusalem.

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

Be silent, everyone, in the presence of the Lord, because he is coming from his holy dwelling.’