Zechariah 2

A Vision of a Man with a Measuring Line

1 t And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand!2 Then 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 And behold, the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him4 and said to him, "Run, say to that young man, 'Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of people and livestock in it.5 And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst.'"

6 Up! Up! Flee from the land of the north, declares the Lord. For I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, declares the Lord.7 Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.8 For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent met to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye:9 "Behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me.10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord.11 And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.12 And the Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem."

13 Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.

Zechariah 2

Vision Three: The Surveyor

1 I looked again, and there was a man with a measuring line in his hand.2 I asked, “Where are you going?” He replied, “To measure Jerusalems in order to determine its width and its length.”3 At this point the angelic messengert who spoke to me went out, and another messenger came to meet him4 and said to him, “Hurry, speak to this young mans as follows: ‘Jerusalem will no longer be enclosed by wallst because of the multitude of people and animals there.

5 But I (the Lord says) will be a wall of fire surrounding Jerusalemt and the source of glory in her midst.’”
6 “You there!s Flee from the northland!” says the Lord, “for like the four winds of heavent I have scattered you,” says the Lord.7 “Escape, Zion, you who live among the Babylonians!”t8 For the Lord who rules over all says to me that for his own gloryt he has sent me to the nations that plundered you – for anyone who touches you touches the pupilt of hiss eye.

9 “I am about to punish themt in such a way,” he says, “that they will be looted by their own slaves.” Then you will know that the Lord who rules over all has sent me.
10 “Sing out and be happy, Zion my daughter!s For look, I have come; I will settle in your midst,” says the Lord.11 “Many nations will join themselves to the Lord on the day of salvation,t and they will also be mys people. Indeed, I will settle in the midst of you all.” Then you will know that the Lord who rules over all has sent me to you.12 The Lord will take possession oft Judah as his portion in the holy land and he will choose Jerusalem once again.

13 Be silent in the Lord’s presence, all people everywhere,t for he is being moved to action in his holy dwelling place.s