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Zechariah 2:5
5And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will be its glory within.’
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.
- 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.’ ”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then I, myself, will be a protective wall of fire around Jerusalem, says the Lord. And I will be the glory inside the city!’”
Context of Zechariah 2:5
3While the angel who was speaking to me was leaving, another angel came to meet him 4and said to him: “Run, tell that young man, ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the great number of people and animals in it. 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!”
Read all of Zechariah 2Zechariah 2:5 word by word
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 9:8But I will encamp at my temple to guard it against marauding forces. Never again will an oppressor overrun my people, for now I am keeping watch.
- Psalms 46:7The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
- Psalms 48:3God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress.
- Isaiah 4:5Then the Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over everything the glory will be a canopy.
- Isaiah 12:6Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.”
- Isaiah 26:1In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; God makes salvation its walls and ramparts.
- Isaiah 33:21There the Lord will be our Mighty One. It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams. No galley with oars will ride them, no mighty ship will sail them.
- Isaiah 60:18No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders, but you will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
- Psalms 3:3But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
- Isaiah 60:19The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
- Haggai 2:7I will shake all nations, and what is desired by all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord Almighty.
- Luke 2:32a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.”
- Revelation 21:10And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.
- Revelation 22:3No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will 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
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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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