Zechariah 2 ASV
Summary: In the third vision, Zechariah sees a man setting out with a measuring line to survey Jerusalem's dimensions, but is told the city will be too full of people and livestock to be bound by walls at all — instead the LORD himself will be "a wall of fire around her" and "the glory in her midst" (v. 5). This leads to an urgent call for the exiles still in Babylon ("Zion, who dwell with the daughter of Babylon") to flee home, since God is about to move against their captors, whoever touches them being said to touch "the apple of his eye" (v. 8). The chapter closes with a striking promise that many nations will join themselves to the LORD in that day and become his people alongside Judah.
1And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
2Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
3And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
4and said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, by reason of the multitude of men and cattle therein.
5For I, saith Jehovah, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.
6Ho, ho, flee from the land of the north, saith Jehovah; for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, saith Jehovah.
7Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
8For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After glory hath he sent me unto the nations which plundered you; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
9For, behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall be a spoil to those that served them; and ye shall know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me.
10Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.
11And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
12And Jehovah shall inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.
13Be silent, all flesh, before Jehovah; for he is waked up out of his holy habitation.
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