Zechariah 2 ~ Zechariah 2

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1 A nd I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a man, and in his hand a measuring line.

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

2 A nd I say, `Whither are thou going?' And he saith unto me, `To measure Jerusalem, to see how much its breadth, and how much its length.'

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

3 A nd lo, the messenger who is speaking with me is going out, and another messenger is going 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 he saith unto him, `Run, speak unto this young man, saying: Unwalled villages inhabit doth Jerusalem, From the abundance of man and beast in her midst.

and said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited without walls for the multitude of men and beasts in the midst of her:

5 A nd I -- I am to her -- an affirmation of Jehovah, A wall of fire round about, And for honour I am in her midst.

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

6 H o, ho, and flee from the land of the north, An affirmation of Jehovah, For, as the four winds of the heavens, I have spread you abroad, An affirmation of Jehovah.

¶ Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD, for I have spread you abroad by the four winds of the heavens, saith the LORD.

7 H o, Zion, be delivered who art dwelling the daughter of Babylon.

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

8 F or thus said Jehovah of Hosts: After honour He hath sent me unto the nations who are spoiling you, For he who is coming against you, Is coming against the daughter of His eye.

For thus hath the LORD of the hosts said; After the glory he shall send me unto the Gentiles which spoiled you, for he that touches you touches the apple of his eye.

9 F or lo, I am waving my hand against them, And they have been a spoil to their servants. And ye have known that Jehovah of Hosts hath sent me.

For, behold, I raise my hand regarding them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants; and ye shall know that the LORD of the hosts has sent me.

10 S inge, and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, For lo, I am coming, and have dwelt in thy midst, An affirmation of Jehovah.

¶ Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for, behold, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, said the LORD.

11 A nd joined have been many nations unto Jehovah in that day, And they have been to Me for a people, And I have dwelt in thy midst, And thou hast known that Jehovah of Hosts hath sent me unto thee.

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

12 A nd Jehovah hath inherited Judah, His portion on the holy ground, And He hath fixed again on Jerusalem.

And the LORD shall possess Judah his portion in the holy land and shall still choose Jerusalem.

13 H ush, all flesh, because of Jehovah, For He hath been roused up from His holy habitation!'

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