Zechariah 2:5

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 that talked with me went forth; and another angel went forth to meet him, 4and 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; and I, saith Jehovah, I will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. 6Ho, ho! flee from the land of the north, saith Jehovah; for I have scattered you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, saith Jehovah. 7Ho! escape, Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

Zechariah 2:5 word by word

וַאֲנִ֤י אֶֽהְיֶה־לָּהּ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה ח֥וֹמַת אֵ֖שׁ סָבִ֑יב וּלְכָב֖וֹד אֶֽהְיֶ֥ה בְתוֹכָֽהּ׃ פRead the interlinear

Cross-references for Zechariah 2:5

• Zechariah 9:8And I will encamp about my house because of the army, because of those that pass by and that return; and the exactor shall not pass through them any more: for now have I seen [it] with mine eyes.
• Psalms 46:7Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high fortress. Selah.
• Psalms 48:3God is known in her palaces as a high fortress.
• Isaiah 4:5And Jehovah will create over every dwelling-place of mount Zion, and over its convocations, a cloud by day and a smoke, and the brightness of a flame of fire by night: for over all the glory shall be a covering.
• Isaiah 12:6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitress of Zion; for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
• Isaiah 26:1In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation doth he appoint for walls and bulwarks.
• Isaiah 33:21but there Jehovah is unto us glorious, — a place of rivers, of broad streams: no galley with oars shall go there, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
• Isaiah 60:18Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
• Psalms 3:3But thou, Jehovah, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
• Isaiah 60:19The sun shall be no more thy light by day, neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee; but Jehovah shall be thine everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
• Haggai 2:7and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come; and I will fill this house with glory, saith Jehovah of hosts.
• Luke 2:32a light for revelation of [the] Gentiles and [the] glory of thy people Israel.
• Revelation 21:10And he carried me away in [the] Spirit, [and set me] on a great and high mountain, and shewed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God,
• Revelation 22:3And no curse shall be any more; and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him,

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

Topics related to Zechariah 2:5

• Glory
• God
• Jerusalem

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Bible, the
• Canaan; Canaanites
• Coast
• Fire
• Joshua (3)
• Judah, Territory of
• Philistines
• Zechariah, Book of

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