Zechariah 2:6-7

6 "Ho there! 1Flee from the land of the north," declares the LORD, "for I have 2dispersed you as the four winds of the heavens," declares the LORD.
7 "Ho, Zion! 3Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."

Zechariah 2:6-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ZECHARIAH 2

This chapter contains a prophecy of the church under the Gospel dispensation; of the largeness and numbers of it; and of its protection and glory, through the presence of God in it. In this vision a man is seen with a measuring line in his hand, to measure Jerusalem with, Zec 2:1,2 upon which an angel bids the angel that talked with the prophet to declare to him the largeness, populousness, and safety of Jerusalem, Zec 2:3-5 then follows an exhortation to the people of God to come out of Babylon, Zec 2:6,7 and then a promise of the calling of the Gentiles, and of God's gracious inhabitation in his church, which would be matter of joy to Zion; and of his inheriting Judah, and choosing Jerusalem Zec 2:8-12 and the chapter is concluded with an address to all mankind, to be silent before the Lord, since he was raised up out of his habitation, Zec 2:13.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Jeremiah 3:18
  • 2. Jeremiah 31:10; Ezekiel 11:16
  • 3. Isaiah 48:20; Jeremiah 51:6

Footnotes 1

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