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Zechariah 2

I looked up again and looked, and there was a man with a measuring line in his hand. Then I said, Where are you going? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long. And the angel who talked with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him, and said to him, Run and tell that young man: Jerusalem will

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The measuring line

I looked up again and looked, and there was a man with a measuring line in his hand. Then I said, Where are you going? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long. And the angel who talked with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him, and said to him, Run and tell that young man: Jerusalem will be lived in like open country, for the number of men and cattle in her. For I myself, says the Lord, will be a wall of fire around her, and I will be the glory within her.

I lifted my eyes and looked, and there was a man with a measuring line in his hand. Then I said: Where are you going? And he said to me: To measure Jerusalem, to see what its width is and what its length is. And look — the angel who talked with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him. And he said to him: Run and speak to this young man. Say: Jerusalem will be lived in like towns with no walls, because of all the men and cattle in her. Because I'll be a wall of fire round her, says the Lord, and I'll be the glory in the middle of her.

I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein: For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

1

I looked up again and looked, and there was a man with a measuring line in his hand.

Plain English

I lifted my eyes and looked, and there was a man with a measuring line in his hand.

King James Version, 1611

I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

2

Then I said, Where are you going? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long.

Plain English

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

King James Version, 1611

Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.

3

And the angel who talked with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him,

Plain English

And look — the angel who talked with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him.

King James Version, 1611

And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

4

and said to him, Run and tell that young man: Jerusalem will be lived in like open country, for the number of men and cattle in her.

Plain English

And he said to him: Run and speak to this young man. Say: Jerusalem will be lived in like towns with no walls, because of all the men and cattle in her.

King James Version, 1611

And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:

5

For I myself, says the Lord, will be a wall of fire around her, and I will be the glory within her.

Plain English

Because I'll be a wall of fire round her, says the Lord, and I'll be the glory in the middle of her.

King James Version, 1611

For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

Get away from the north

Come, come — flee from the land of the north, says the Lord. Because I have spread you abroad like the four winds of heaven, says the Lord. Get yourself out, Zion, you who live with the daughter of Babylon. For this is what the Lord Almighty says. After the glory he sent me to the nations that plundered you — because whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye. Look — I will shake my hand over them, and they will be plunder for their own servants. And you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me. Sing and be glad, daughter of Zion. Because look, I am coming, and I will live among you, says the Lord. Many nations will join themselves to the Lord on that day and will be my people. I will live among you, and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you. And the Lord will take Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will choose Jerusalem again. Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord — because he has roused himself out of his holy dwelling.

Come on, come on — get out of the land of the north, says the Lord. Because I've spread you out like the four winds of the sky, says the Lord. Come on, Zion — get away, you who live with the daughter of Babylon. Because this is what the Lord Almighty says: After the glory he's sent me to the nations that looted you. Because whoever touches you touches the pupil of his eye. Because look — I'll shake my hand over them, and they'll be plunder for their own servants. And you'll know that the Lord Almighty has sent me. Sing and be glad, daughter of Zion. Because look — I'm coming, and I'll live in the middle of you, says the Lord. And plenty of nations will join themselves to the Lord on that day and be my people. And I'll live in the middle of you, and you'll know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you. And the Lord will take Judah as his share in the holy land, and he'll choose Jerusalem again. Be quiet in front of the Lord, all flesh, because he's got up out of his holy dwelling.

Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD. Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me. Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee. And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again. Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.

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Come, come — flee from the land of the north, says the Lord. Because I have spread you abroad like the four winds of heaven, says the Lord.

Plain English

Come on, come on — get out of the land of the north, says the Lord. Because I've spread you out like the four winds of the sky, says the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.

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Get yourself out, Zion, you who live with the daughter of Babylon.

Plain English

Come on, Zion — get away, you who live with the daughter of Babylon.

King James Version, 1611

Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

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For this is what the Lord Almighty says. After the glory he sent me to the nations that plundered you — because whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye.

Plain English

Because this is what the Lord Almighty says: After the glory he's sent me to the nations that looted you. Because whoever touches you touches the pupil of his eye.

King James Version, 1611

For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

9

Look — I will shake my hand over them, and they will be plunder for their own servants. And you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me.

Plain English

Because look — I'll shake my hand over them, and they'll be plunder for their own servants. And you'll know that the Lord Almighty has sent me.

King James Version, 1611

For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.

10

Sing and be glad, daughter of Zion. Because look, I am coming, and I will live among you, says the Lord.

Plain English

Sing and be glad, daughter of Zion. Because look — I'm coming, and I'll live in the middle of you, says the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.

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Many nations will join themselves to the Lord on that day and will be my people. I will live among you, and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.

Plain English

And plenty of nations will join themselves to the Lord on that day and be my people. And I'll live in the middle of you, and you'll know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.

King James Version, 1611

And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.

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And the Lord will take Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will choose Jerusalem again.

Plain English

And the Lord will take Judah as his share in the holy land, and he'll choose Jerusalem again.

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

13

Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord — because he has roused himself out of his holy dwelling.

Plain English

Be quiet in front of the Lord, all flesh, because he's got up out of his holy dwelling.

King James Version, 1611

Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.