1And IliftedH5375upוָאֶשָּׂ֥אva.'e.Sa'H5375mineeyesH5869, andsawוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200, andbeholdH2009amanH7200with a measuring line in his hand.
2ThensaidH559I, Whither goest thou? And hesaidH559untomeH413, To measureJerusalemH3389, toseeH834whatH4100is the breadth thereof, andwhatH4100is the length thereof.
3And,beholdH7200, the angel that talked withmeH7200went forth, and another angel wentoutH7200to meet him,
4andsaidH559unto him, Run,speakH559to this youngmanH376,sayingH559, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villageswithoutH3808walls, byreasonH834of the multitude ofmenH376and cattle therein.
5For I, saith the LORD, will be untoherH7200a wall of fire roundaboutוָאֶשָּׂ֥אva.'e.Sa'H5375, and I will be the glory in the midst ofherH7200.
6Ho, ho, flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I havespreadהֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.
7Ho Zion,escapeH3318, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
8For thus saith the LORD of hosts:AfterH413glory hath hesentH559meH413unto the nationswhichוּבְהֵמָ֖הu.ve.he.MahH929spoiledyouH413: for he that touchethyouH413toucheth the apple of his eye.
9For, behold, I will shake mine hand over them, and they shall be a spoil tothoseH1961thatservedH1961them: and ye shall know that theLORDH3068of hosts hath sentmeוַאֲנִ֤יva.'a.NiH589.
10Sing and rejoice, O daughter ofZionפֵּרַ֥שְׂתִּיpe.Ras.tiH6566: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith theLORDH3068.
11And many nations shalljoinH3427themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be mypeopleH3427: and I willdwellH3427in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
12And theLORDH3068shall inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and shall yet chooseJerusalemכָּב֔וֹדka.VodH3519.
13Be silent,allוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045flesh,beforeH5921theLORDH3068: for he is wakedupH5921outשְׁלָחָֽנִי׃ סshe.la.Cha.niH7971of his holy habitation.
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