Zechariah 2

1 And lifting up my eyes, I saw a man with a measuring-line in his hand.

I lift vp mine eyes againe and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.

2 And I said to him, Where are you going? And he said to me, To take the measure of Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is.

Then saide I, Whither goest thou? And he saide vnto me, To measure Ierusalem, that I may see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.

3 And the angel who was talking to me went out, and another angel went out, and, meeting him,

And beholde, the Angel that talked with me, went foorth: and another Angel went out to meete him,

4 Said to him, Go quickly and say to this young man, Jerusalem will be an unwalled town, because of the great number of men and cattle in her.

And saide vnto him, Runne, speake to this yong man, and say, Ierusalem shalbe inhabited without walles, for the multitude of men and cattell therein.

5 For I, says the Lord, will be a wall of fire round about her, and I will be the glory inside her.

For I, saith the Lord, will be vnto her a wall of fire round about, and wil be the glory in the middes of her.

6 Ho, ho! go in flight from the land of the north, says the Lord: for I have sent you far and wide to the four winds of heaven, says the Lord.

Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the North, saith the Lord: for I haue scattered you into the foure winds of the heauen, saith ye Lord.

7 Ho! Zion, go in flight from danger, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.

Saue thy selfe, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babel.

8 For this is what the Lord of armies has said: In the way of glory he has sent me to the nations which have taken your goods: for anyone touching you is touching what is most dear to him.

For thus saith the Lord of hostes, After this glory hath hee sent me vnto the nations, which spoyled you: for he that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of his eye.

9 For at the shaking of my hand over them, their goods will be taken by those who were their servants: and you will see that the Lord of armies has sent me.

For beholde, I will lift vp mine hand vpon them: and they shalbe a spoyle to those that serued them, and ye shall knowe, that the Lord of hostes hath sent me.

10 Give songs of joy, O daughter of Zion: for I come, and I will make my resting-place among you, says the Lord.

Reioyce, and be glad, O daughter Zion: for loe, I come, and will dwell in the middes of thee, saith the Lord.

11 And a number of nations will be joined to the Lord in that day, and will become my people; and I will be living among you, and you will see that the Lord of armies has sent me to you.

And many nations shall be ioyned to the Lord in that day, and shalbe my people: and I will dwell in the middes of thee, and thou shalt knowe that the Lord of hostes hath sent me vnto thee.

12 And Judah will be the Lord's heritage in the holy land, and Jerusalem will again be his.

And the Lord shall inherite Iudah his portion in the holy lande, and shall chuse Ierusalem againe.

13 Let all flesh be quiet and make no sound before the Lord: for he is awake and has come from his holy resting-place.

Let all flesh be still before the Lord: for he is raised vp out of his holy place.