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Zechariah 2

The Bible in Basic English BBE

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

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

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

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

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

Good News Translation GNT

1 In another vision I saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.

2 "Where are you going?" I asked. "To measure Jerusalem," he answered, "to see how long and how wide it is."

3 Then I saw the angel who had been speaking to me step forward, and another angel came to meet him.

4 The first one said to the other, "Run and tell that young man with the measuring line that there are going to be so many people and so much livestock in Jerusalem that it will be too big to have walls.

5 The Lord has promised that he himself will be a wall of fire around the city to protect it and that he will live there in all his glory."

6 The Lord said to his people, "I scattered you in all directions. But now, you exiles, escape from Babylonia and return to Jerusalem.

8 Anyone who strikes you strikes what is most precious to me." So the Lord Almighty sent me with this message for the nations that had plundered his people:

9 "The Lord himself will fight against you, and you will be plundered by the people who were once your servants." When this happens, everyone will know that the Lord Almighty sent me.

10 The Lord said, "Sing for joy, people of Jerusalem! I am coming to live among you!"

11 At that time many nations will come to the Lord and become his people. He will live among you, and you will know that he has sent me to you.

12 Once again Judah will be the special possession of the Lord in his sacred land, and Jerusalem will be the city he loves most of all.

13 Be silent, everyone, in the presence of the Lord, for he is coming from his holy dwelling place.