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

Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.

2 T hen I asked, “Where are you going?” He said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.”

So I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.”

3 B ehold, the angel who talked with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him,

And there was the angel who talked with me, going out; and another angel was coming out to meet him,

4 a nd 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.

who said to him, “Run, speak to this young man, saying: ‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it.

5 F or I,’ says Yahweh, ‘will be to her a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory in the middle of her.

For I,’ says the Lord, ‘will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.’” Future Joy of Zion and Many Nations

6 C ome! 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.

“Up, up! Flee from the land of the north,” says the Lord; “for I have spread you abroad like the four winds of heaven,” says the Lord.

7 ‘ Come, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.’

“Up, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.”

8 F or 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.

For thus says the Lord of hosts: “He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who touches you touches the apple of His eye.

9 F or, 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.

For surely I will shake My hand against them, and they shall become spoil for their servants. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me.

10 S ing and rejoice, daughter of Zion; for, behold, I come, and I will dwell within you,’ says Yahweh.

“Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For behold, I am coming and I will dwell in your midst,” says the Lord.

11 M any 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.

“Many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and they shall become My people. And I will dwell in your midst. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you.

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

And the Lord will take possession of Judah as His inheritance in the Holy Land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

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

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