Zechariah 2

1 I lifted up my eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

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

2 Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what [is] its breadth, and what [is] its length.

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.”

3 And behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

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

4 And said to him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited [as] towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle in it.

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.

5 For I, saith the LORD, will be to her a wall of fire on every side, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

And I am to her—a declaration of YHWH—A wall of fire all around, And I am for glory in her midst.

6 Ho, ho, [come forth], and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.

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.

7 Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest [with] the daughter of Babylon.

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

8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me to the nations which wasted you: for he that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of his eye.

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.

9 For behold, I will shake my hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.

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.

10 Sing, and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.

Sing, and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, For behold, I am coming, and have dwelt in your midst, A declaration of YHWH.

11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me to thee.

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.

12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

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

13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.

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