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Zechariah 2:5
5For I,’ declares the Lord, ‘will be a wall of fire around her [protecting her from enemies], and I will be the glory in her midst.’ ”
Zechariah 2:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will be its glory within.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst.'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)For I,’ says the Lord, ‘will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.’ ”
Context of Zechariah 2:5
3And behold, the angel who was speaking with me was going out, and another angel was coming out to meet him, 4and he said to the second angel, “Run, speak to that young man, saying, ‘Jerusalem will be inhabited [like villages] without walls [spreading out into the open country] because of the great number of people and livestock in it. For I,’ declares the Lord, ‘will be a wall of fire around her [protecting her from enemies], and I will be the glory in her midst.’ ” 6“Hear this! Flee from [Babylon] the land of the north [which shall come under judgment],” declares the Lord, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of the heavens,” declares the Lord. 7“Hear, Zion (Jerusalem)! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon!”
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וַאֲנִ֤י אֶֽהְיֶה־לָּהּ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה ח֥וֹמַת אֵ֖שׁ סָבִ֑יב וּלְכָב֖וֹד אֶֽהְיֶ֥ה בְתוֹכָֽהּ׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Zechariah 2:5
- Zechariah 9:8Then I will camp around My house [as a guard] because of an army, Because of him who passes by and returns; And no oppressor will again overrun them (Israel), For now My eyes are upon them [providentially protecting them].
- Psalms 46:7The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold [our refuge, our high tower]. Selah.
- Psalms 48:3God, in her palaces, Has made Himself known as a stronghold.
- Isaiah 4:5then the Lord will create over the entire site of Mount Zion and over her assemblies, a cloud by day, smoke, and the brightness of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory and brilliance will be a canopy [a defense, a covering of His divine love and protection].
- Isaiah 12:6Rejoice and shout for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, For great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 26:1In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; He sets up salvation as walls and ramparts.
- Isaiah 33:21But there the mighty and magnificent Lord will be for us A place of broad rivers and streams, Where no oar-driven boat will go, And on which no mighty and stately ship will pass.
- Isaiah 60:18Violence will not be heard again in your land, Nor devastation or destruction within your borders; But you will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise [to God].
- Psalms 3:3But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory [and my honor], and the One who lifts my head.
- Isaiah 60:19The sun will no longer be your light by day, Nor shall the bright glow of the moon give light to you, But the Lord will be an everlasting light for you; And your God will be your glory and splendor.
- Haggai 2:7I will shake all the nations; and they will come with the desirable and precious things of all nations, and I will fill this house with glory and splendor,’ says the Lord of hosts.
- Luke 2:32A Light for revelation to the Gentiles [to disclose what was previously unknown], And [to bring] the praise and honor and glory of Your people Israel.”
- Revelation 21:10And he carried me away in the Spirit to a vast and lofty mountain, and showed me the holy (sanctified) city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
- Revelation 22:3There will no longer exist anything that is cursed [because sin and illness and death are gone]; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve and worship Him [with great awe and joy and loving devotion];
Commentaries on Zechariah 2:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5I - will be unto her a wall of fire - Her safety shall consist in my defense. I shall be as fire round about her. No adversary shall be permitted to touch her. Much of this must refer to the New Jerusalem.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And I, Myself in My own Being, will be to her a wall of fire - Not protection only, an inner circle around her, however near an enemy might press in upon her, but destructive to her enemies. Isaiah says, “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise in judgment against thee thou shalt condemn” Isaiah 54:17. Its defense, Isaiah says, shall be immaterial. “We have a strong city; salvation shall God appoint for walls…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The wall of fire symbolizes divine protection (compare 2 Kings 6:17). I will be: The strong form of the verb to be emphasizes God’s personal presence. It may point to God’s name revealed to Moses (Exodus 3:14–15). Fire and glory point back to the Exodus, when God showed his presence through fire and glory (see Exodus 13:22; 14:20; 40:34).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. I ... wall of fire round--Compare Zec 2:4. Yet as a city needs some wall, I Jehovah will act as one of fire which none durst approach (Zec 9:8; Is 26:1). glory in the midst--not only a defense from foes outside, but a glory within (Is 60:19; Re 21:23). The same combination of "glory and defense" is found in Is 4:5, alluding to the pillar of cloud and fire which defended and enlightened Israel in the desert. Compare Elisha in Dothan (2Ki 6:17). As God…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Zechariah 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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