Zechariah 2

1 I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and look, a man with a measuring line in his hand.

Then lifted I up mine eyes and looked, and lo! a Man, —and, in his hand, a Measuring Line.

2 Then I asked, "Where are you going?" He said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length."

And I said, Whither art thou going? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what [should be] the breadth thereof, and what the length thereof.

3 Look, the angel who talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

And lo! the messenger who was talking with me, coming forward, —and another messenger, coming forward to meet him.

4 and said to him, "Run, speak to this young man, saying, 'Jerusalem will be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it.

So he said unto him, Run, speak unto this young man, saying: Like open villages, shall Jerusalem remain, for the multitude of men and cattle in her midst;

5 For I,' says Jehovah, 'will be to her a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.

And, I, will become to her, declareth Yahweh, A wall of fire round about, —and, a glory, will I become in her midst.

6 Come. Come. Flee from the land of the north,' says Jehovah; 'for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the sky,' says Jehovah.

Ho! ho! flee ye, therefore, out of the land of the North, urgeth Yahweh. For, as the four winds of the heavens, have I spread you abroad, declareth Yahweh.

7 'Come, Zion. Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.'

Ho! Zion, deliver thyself, —thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. For,

8 For thus says Jehovah of hosts: 'For honor he has sent me to the nations which plundered you; for he who touches you touches the apple of my eye.

Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, For his own honour, hath he sent me unto the nations that are spoiling you, —Surely, he that toucheth you, toucheth the pupil of mine eye.

9 For, look, I will shake my hand over them, and they will be a spoil to those who served them; and you will know that Jehovah of hosts has sent me.

For behold me! brandishing my hand over them, and they shall become a spoil unto their own slaves, —and ye shall know that, Yahweh of hosts, hath sent me.

10 Sing and rejoice, daughter of Zion; for, look, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of you,' says Jehovah.

Sing out and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, —For behold me! coming in, and I will make my habitation in thy midst, declareth Yahweh.

11 Many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in the midst of you, and you shall know that Jehovah of hosts has sent me to you.

Then shall many nations, join themselves, unto Yahweh, in that day, and shall become my people, —and I will make my habitation in thy midst, so shalt thou know that, Yahweh of hosts, hath sent me unto thee.

12 Jehovah will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

Thus will Yahweh inherit Judah, his portion, on the soil of the sanctuary, —and make choice, yet again, of Jerusalem.

13 Be silent, all flesh, before Jehovah; for he has roused himself from his holy habitation."

Hush! all flesh, before Yahweh, —For he hath roused himself up out of his holy dwelling.