Zechariah 2:5-13

5 And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will be its glory within.’

6 “Come! Come! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you to the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.

7 “Come, Zion! Escape, you who live in Daughter Babylon!”

8 For this is what the LORD Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye—

9 I will surely raise my hand against them so that their slaves will plunder them.^[a] Then you will know that the LORD Almighty has sent me.

10 “Shout and be glad, Daughter Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you,” declares the LORD.

11 “Many nations will be joined with the LORD in that day and will become my people. I will live among you and you will know that the LORD Almighty 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 still before the LORD, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.”

Zechariah 2:5-13 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. S Isaiah 26:1; Ezekiel 42:20
• 2. S Isaiah 10:17
• 3. S Psalms 85:9; S Isaiah 11:10; S Isaiah 24:23; Revelation 21:23
• 4. S Psalms 125:2
• 5. S Psalms 46:5; S Ezekiel 38:14
• 6. S Psalms 44:11
• 7. S Ezekiel 17:21; S Ezekiel 37:9
• 8. Matthew 24:31; Mark 13:27
• 9. S Isaiah 42:7
• 10. S Isaiah 48:20; Jeremiah 3:18
• 11. S Deuteronomy 32:10
• 12. S Isaiah 14:2; S Jeremiah 12:14; S Habakkuk 2:8
• 13. S Isaiah 48:16; Zechariah 4:9; Zechariah 6:15
• 14. S Zephaniah 3:14
• 15. S Isaiah 23:12; S Zephaniah 3:14
• 16. Zechariah 9:9
• 17. S Exodus 25:8; Leviticus 26:12; S Numbers 23:21; Zechariah 8:3
• 18. S Revelation 21:3
• 19. S Jeremiah 24:7; S Micah 4:2; Zec 8:8,20-22
• 20. Zechariah 4:9; Zechariah 6:15
• 21. S Exodus 34:9; Deuteronomy 32:9; Psalms 33:12; Jeremiah 10:16
• 22. Jeremiah 40:5
• 23. S Deuteronomy 12:5; S Isaiah 14:1; Zechariah 1:17
• 24. S Exodus 14:14; S Isaiah 41:1; Habakkuk 2:20
• 25. S Deuteronomy 26:15

Footnotes

• [a] Or "says after … eye: " 9"“I … plunder them.”"