Zechariah 2:1-5

A Vision of a Man with a Measuring Line

1 ^[a] And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, ¹a man with a measuring line in his hand!

2 Then I said, “Where are you going? ” And he said to me, ²“To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length. ”

3 And behold, ³the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him

4 and said to him, “Run, say to that young man, ⁴‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited ⁵as villages without walls, because of ⁶the multitude of people and livestock in it.

5 And I will be to her ⁷a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst. ’”

Zechariah 2:1-5 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

• 1. 2:1 Ezek. 40:3; Rev. 11:1
• 2. 2:2 [ch. 1:16]
• 3. 2:3 ch. 1:9, 19
• 4. 2:4 [ch. 12:6; 14:10, 11]
• 5. 2:4 See Esth. 9:19
• 6. 2:4 Isa. 49:19; Jer. 31:27
• 7. 2:5 Isa. 4:5; [ch. 9:8; Ps. 125:2]

Footnotes

• [a] 2:1 Ch 2:5 in Hebrew