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Zechariah 2

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Zechariah 2

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1And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.

2Then 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.

3And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

4and said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, by reason of the multitude of men and cattle therein.

5For I, saith Jehovah, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.

6Ho, ho, flee from the land of the north, saith Jehovah; for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, saith Jehovah.

7Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

8For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After glory hath he sent me unto the nations which plundered you; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

9For, behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall be a spoil to those that served them; and ye shall know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me.

10Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.

11And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto thee.

12And Jehovah shall inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

13Be silent, all flesh, before Jehovah; for he is waked up out of his holy habitation.

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Parallel translations · Zechariah 2:1

WEB · World English Bible (2000)

And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.

KJV · King James Version (1611)

I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

ASV · American Standard Version (1901)

And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.

BBE · Bible in Basic English (1949)

And lifting up my eyes, I saw a man with a measuring-line in his hand.

YLT · Young's Literal Translation (1862)

And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a man, and in his hand a measuring line.

DRA · Douay-Rheims (Challoner) (1752)

And I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold a man, with a measuring line in his hand.

DBY · Darby Bible (1890)

And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — verses that illuminate Zechariah 2:1.

  • Zechariah 1:16

    Therefore thus saith Jehovah: I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies; my house shall be built in it, saith Jehovah of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem.

  • Ezekiel 47:4

    Again he measured a thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the loins.

  • Ezekiel 40:3

    And he brought me thither; and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.

  • Ezekiel 40:5

    And, behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a handbreadth each: so he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

  • Revelation 21:15

    And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

  • Revelation 11:1

    And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.

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