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World English Bible

Zechariah 2 (WEBP)

[1] I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
[2] Then I asked, “Where are you going?” He said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.”
[3] Behold, the angel who talked with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him,
[4] and said to him, “Run, speak to this young man, saying, ‘Jerusalem will be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it.
[5] For I,’ says Yahweh, ‘will be to her a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory in the middle of her.
[6] Come! Come! Flee from the land of the north,’ says Yahweh; ‘for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the sky,’ says Yahweh.
[7] ‘Come, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.’
[8] For Yahweh of Armies says: ‘For honor he has sent me to the nations which plundered you; for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye.
[9] For, behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they will be a plunder to those who served them; and you will know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me.
[10] Sing and rejoice, daughter of Zion! For behold, I come and I will dwell within you,’ says Yahweh.
[11] Many nations shall join themselves to Yahweh in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell among you, and you shall know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me to you.
[12] Yahweh will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.
[13] Be silent, all flesh, before Yahweh; for he has roused himself from his holy habitation!”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Zechariah 2 (KJVS)

[1] I lifted up () mine eyes again, and looked (), and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand .
[2] Then said () I, Whither goest () thou? And he said () unto me, To measure () Jerusalem , to see () what [is] the breadth thereof, and what [is] the length thereof.
[3] And, behold, the angel that talked () with me went forth (), and another angel went out () to meet () him,
[4] And 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 :
[5] 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.
[6] Ho , ho , [come forth], and flee () from the land of the north , saith () the LORD : for I have spread you abroad () as the four winds of the heaven , saith () the LORD .
[7] Deliver () thyself, O Zion , that dwellest () [with] the daughter of Babylon .
[8] For thus saith () the LORD of hosts ; After the glory hath he sent () me unto the nations which spoiled () you: for he that toucheth () you toucheth () the apple of his eye .
[9] For, behold, I will shake () mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants (): and ye shall know () that the LORD of hosts hath sent () me.
[10] Sing () and rejoice (), O daughter of Zion : for, lo, I come (), and I will dwell () in the midst of thee, saith () the LORD .
[11] And many nations shall be joined () to the LORD in that day , and shall be my people : and I will dwell () in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know () that the LORD of hosts hath sent () me unto thee.
[12] And the LORD shall inherit () Judah his portion in the holy land , and shall choose () Jerusalem again.
[13] Be silent (), O all flesh , before the LORD : for he is raised up () out of his holy habitation .

Young’s Literal Translation

Zechariah 2 (YLT)

[1] And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a man, and in his hand a measuring line.
[2] And I say, ‘Whither are thou going?’ And he saith unto me, ‘To measure Jerusalem, to see how much is its breadth, and how much its length.’
[3] And lo, the messenger who is speaking with me is going out, and another messenger is going out to meet him,
[4] and he saith unto him, ‘Run, speak unto this young man, saying: Unwalled villages inhabit doth Jerusalem, From the abundance of man and beast in her midst.
[5] And I-I am to her-an affirmation of Jehovah, A wall of fire round about, And for honour I am in her midst.
[6] Ho, ho, and flee from the land of the north, An affirmation of Jehovah, For, as the four winds of the heavens, I have spread you abroad, An affirmation of Jehovah.
[7] Ho, Zion, be delivered who art dwelling with the daughter of Babylon.
[8] For thus said Jehovah of Hosts: After honour He hath sent me unto the nations who are spoiling you, For he who is coming against you, Is coming against the daughter of His eye.
[9] For lo, I am waving my hand against them, And they have been a spoil to their servants. And ye have known that Jehovah of Hosts hath sent me.
[10] Singe, and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, For lo, I am coming, and have dwelt in thy midst, An affirmation of Jehovah.
[11] And joined have been many nations unto Jehovah in that day, And they have been to Me for a people, And I have dwelt in thy midst, And thou hast known that Jehovah of Hosts hath sent me unto thee.
[12] And Jehovah hath inherited Judah, His portion on the holy ground, And He hath fixed again on Jerusalem.
[13] Hush, all flesh, because of Jehovah, For He hath been roused up from His holy habitation!’