Zechariah 2

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

And I lifted up eyes my and I saw and there! a man and [was] in hand his a cord of measurement.

2 I said, “Where are you going?” So he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to determine its width and length.”

And I said where? [are] you going and he said to me to measure Jerusalem to see how much? [is] breadth its and how much? [is] length its.

3 Then the angel who had talked with me went away and another angel went out to meet him.

And there! the angel who was speaking with me [was] going out and an angel another [was] going out to meet him.

4 The second angel said to him, “Run and speak to that young man; say, 'Jerusalem will sit in the open country because of the multitudes of men and beasts within her.

And he said (to him *Q(k)*) run speak to the young man this saying open regions it will remain Jerusalem from [the] multitude of person[s] and livestock in [the] midst of it.

5 For I—this is Yahweh's declaration—will become for her a wall of fire around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.

And I I will be to it [the] utterance of Yahweh a wall of fire all around and glory I will become in [the] middle of it.

6 Up! Up! Flee from the land of the north—this is Yahweh's declaration— for I have scattered you like the four winds of the skies!—This is Yahweh's declaration.

Alas! alas! flee from [the] land of [the] north [the] utterance of Yahweh that like [the] four [the] winds of the heavens I have scattered you [the] utterance of Yahweh.

7 Up! Escape to Zion, you who live with the daughter of Babylon!'”

Alas! O Zion escape O inhabitant[s] of [the] daughter of Babylon.

8 For after Yahweh of hosts honored me and sent me against the nations that plundered you— for whoever touches you, touches the apple of God's eye!—after Yahweh did this, he said,

For thus he says Yahweh of hosts after honor he has sent me to the nations who plundered you for the [one who] touches you [is] touching [the] pupil of eye his.

9 “I myself will shake my hand over them, and they will be plunder for their slaves.” Then you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me.

For here I [am] about to brandish hand my on them and they will be plunder for own slaves their and you will know that Yahweh of hosts he has sent me.

10 “Sing for joy, daughter of Zion, for I myself am about to come and encamp among you!—this is Yahweh's declaration.”

Shout for joy and rejoice O daughter of Zion for here I [am] about to come and I will dwell in midst of you [the] utterance of Yahweh.

11 Then great nations will join themselves to Yahweh in that day. He says, “Then you will become my people; for I will encamp in the midst of you,” and you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to you.

And they will join themselves nations many to Yahweh in the day that and they will become for me a people and I will dwell in midst of you and you will know that Yahweh of hosts he has sent me to you.

12 For Yahweh will inherit Judah as his rightful possession in the holy land and will once again choose Jerusalem for himself.

And he will inherit Yahweh Judah portion his on [the] land of holiness and he will choose again Jerusalem.

13 Be silent, all flesh, before Yahweh, for he has been roused from out of his holy place!

Hush! O all flesh from before Yahweh for he has roused himself from [the] dwelling place of holiness his.