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Zechariah 2

Common English Bible CEB

1 Then I looked up and saw a man. In his hand was a measuring line.

2 I said, "Where are you going?" He said to me, "To measure Jerusalem to see how wide and long it will be."

3 As I watched, the messenger speaking with me went ahead and another messenger came to meet him.

4 He said to him, "Run! Say to this young man: Jerusalem will be inhabited like open fields because of the throngs of people and cattle inside it.

5 But I will be a wall of fire around it, says the LORD, and I will be glorious inside it.

6 Look out; look out! Flee from the land of the north, says the LORD, for I will scatter you like the four winds of heaven, says the LORD.

7 Look out, Zion. Flee, you who dwell with Daughter Babylon!

8 The LORD of heavenly forces proclaims (after his glory sent me) concerning the nations plundering you: Those who strike you strike the pupil of my eye.

9 But look, I am about to raise my hand against them; they will become prey to their own slaves, so you will know that the LORD of heavenly forces sent me.

10 Rejoice and be glad, Daughter Zion, because I am about to come and dwell among you, says the LORD.

11 Many nations will be joined to the LORD on that day. They will become my people, and I will dwell among you so you will know that the LORD of heavenly forces sent me to you."

12 The LORD will possess Judah as his inheritance upon the holy land; he will again choose Jerusalem.

13 Be silent, everyone, in the LORD's presence, because he has moved from his holy habitation!

New Revised Standard NRS

1 I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.

2 Then I asked, "Where are you going?" He answered me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length."

3 Then the 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: Jerusalem shall be inhabited like villages without walls, because of the multitude of people and animals in it.

5 For I will be a wall of fire all around it, says the Lord, and I will be the glory within it."

6 Up, up! Flee from the land of the north, says the Lord; for I have spread you abroad like the four winds of heaven, says the Lord.

7 Up! Escape to Zion, you that live with daughter Babylon.

8 For thus said the Lord of hosts (after his glory sent me) regarding the nations that plundered you: Truly, one who touches you touches the apple of my eye.

9 See now, I am going to raise my hand against them, and they shall become plunder for their own slaves. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me.

10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! For lo, I will come and dwell in your midst, says the Lord.

11 Many nations shall join themselves to the Lord on 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 The Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

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