1 T hen I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a man with a measuring line in his hand.

And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.

2 S o I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is.”

Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.

3 A nd behold, the angel who was speaking with me was going out, and another angel was coming out to meet him,

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

4 a nd said to him, “Run, speak to that young man, saying, ‘ Jerusalem will be inhabited without walls because of the multitude of men and cattle within it.

and said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, by reason of the multitude of men and cattle therein.

5 F or I,’ declares the Lord, ‘will be a wall of fire around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.’”

For I, saith Jehovah, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.

6 “ Ho there! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the Lord, “for I have dispersed you as the four winds of the heavens,” declares the Lord.

Ho, ho, flee from the land of the north, saith Jehovah; for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, saith Jehovah.

7 “ Ho, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.”

Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

8 F or thus says the Lord of hosts, “After glory He has sent me against the nations which plunder you, for he who touches you, touches the apple of His eye.

For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After glory hath he sent me unto the nations which plundered you; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

9 F or behold, I will wave My hand over them so that they will be plunder for their slaves. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me.

For, behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall be a spoil to those that served them; and ye shall know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me.

10 S ing for joy and be glad, O daughter of Zion; for behold I am coming and I will dwell in your midst,” declares the Lord.

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

11 “ Many nations will join themselves to the Lord in that day and will become My people. Then I will dwell in your midst, and you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you.

And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts has sent me unto thee.

12 T he Lord will possess Judah as His portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

And Jehovah shall inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

13 “ Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord; for He is aroused from His holy habitation.”

Be silent, all flesh, before Jehovah; for he is waked up out of his holy habitation.