Zechariah 2

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

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

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

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.

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

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

4 and said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein;

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

8 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After the glory, hath he sent me unto the nations that made you a spoil; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

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.

9 For behold, I will shake my hand upon them, and they shall become a spoil to those that served them: and ye shall know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

13 Let all flesh be silent before Jehovah; for he is risen up out of his holy habitation.

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