Zechariah 2
1 I lifted up my eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
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.
Then I asked, “Where are you going?” He said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.”
3 And behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
Behold, the angel who talked with me went out, and another angel went 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 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.
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.
For I,’ says the LORD, ‘will be to her a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory in the middle of her.
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.
Come! Come! Flee from the land of the north,’ says the LORD; ‘for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the sky,’ says the LORD.
7 Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest [with] the daughter of Babylon.
‘Come, Zion! Escape, you who dwell 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 the LORD of Hosts says: ‘For honour he has sent me to the nations which plundered you; for he who touches you touches the apple 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 will shake my hand over them, and they will be a plunder to those who served them; and you will know that the LORD 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, daughter of Zion! For behold, I come and I will dwell within you,’ says the LORD.
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.
Many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell amongst you, and you shall know that the LORD 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.
The LORD will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.
13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.
Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for he has roused himself from his holy habitation!”
