Zechariah 2

(Ezekiel 40:1–4)

1Then I liftedH5375 up my eyesH5869 and sawH7200H2009 a manH376 with a measuringH4060 lineH2256 in his handH3027.

2“WhereH575 are youH859 goingH1980?” I askedH559.

“To measureH4058 JerusalemH3389,” he repliedH559H413, “and to determineH7200H4100 its widthH7341H4100 and lengthH753.”

3ThenH2009 the angelH4397 who was speakingH1696 with me went forthH3318, and anotherH312 angelH4397 came forwardH3318 to meet himH7122 4and saidH559 to himH413, “RunH7323 and tellH1696H413 thatH1975H559 young manH5288: ‘JerusalemH3389 will be a cityH3427 without wallsH6519 because of the multitudeH7230 of menH120 and livestockH929 within itH8432. 5For IH589 will beH1961 a wallH2346 of fireH784 around itH5439, declaresH5002 the LORDH3068, and I will beH1961 the gloryH3519 within itH8432.’”

The Redemption of Zion

(Hosea 3:1–5)

6“Get upH1945! Get upH1945! FleeH5127 from the landH776 of the northH6828,” declaresH5002 the LORDH3068, “forH3588 I have scatteredH6566 you like the fourH702 windsH7307 of heavenH8064,” declaresH5002 the LORDH3068. 7“Get upH1945, O ZionH6726! EscapeH4422, you who dwellH3427 with the DaughterH1323 of BabylonH894!”

8ForH3588 this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635H310 saysH559: “After His GloryH3519 has sent MeH79711 againstH413 the nationsH1471 that have plundered youH7997—forH3588 whoever touchesH5060 you touchesH5060 the appleH8922 of His eyeH5869— 9I will surelyH2005 waveH5130 My handH3027 over themH5921, so that they will becomeH1961 plunderH7998 for their own servantsH5650. Then you will knowH3045 thatH3588 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 has sent MeH7971.”

10“Shout for joyH7442 and be gladH8055, O DaughterH1323 of ZionH6726, forH3588H2005 I am comingH935 to dwellH7931 among youH8432,” declaresH5002 the LORDH3068. 11“On thatH1931 dayH3117 manyH7227 nationsH1471 will joinH3867 themselves toH413 the LORDH3068, and they will becomeH1961 My peopleH5971. I will dwellH7931 among youH8432, and you will knowH3045 thatH3588 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 has sent MeH7971 to youH413. 12And the LORDH3068 will take possessionH5157 of JudahH3063 as His portionH2506 inH5921 the HolyH6944 LandH127, and He will once againH5750 chooseH977 JerusalemH3389. 13Be silentH2013 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068, allH3605 peopleH1320, forH3588 He has roused HimselfH5782 from His holyH6944 dwellingH4583.”