Zechariah 2 ~ Zechariah 2

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1 T hen I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there was 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 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 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 A nd behold, the angel who was speaking with me was going out, and another angel was coming out to meet him,

Behold, the angel who talked with me went out, 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 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 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,’ says Yahweh, ‘will be to her a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory in the middle 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.

Come! Come! Flee from the land of the north,’ says Yahweh; ‘for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the sky,’ says Yahweh.

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

‘Come, Zion! Escape, you who dwell 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 Yahweh of Armies says: ‘For honor he has sent me to the nations which plundered you; for he who touches you touches 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 will be a plunder to those who served them; and you will know that Yahweh of Armies has 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, daughter of Zion; for, behold, I come, and I will dwell within you,’ says Yahweh.

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.

Many nations shall join themselves to Yahweh in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell among you, and you shall know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me to you.

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

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

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

Be silent, all flesh, before Yahweh; for he has roused himself from his holy habitation!”