Zechariah 2:7
What does Zechariah 2:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Zechariah 2:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Ho! Zion, go in flight from danger, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Ho, Zion, be delivered who art dwelling <FI>with<Fi> the daughter of Babylon.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752O Sion, flee, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Ho! escape, Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Context
v.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.
v.7This passage
v.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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 2:40
And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation.
- Numbers 16:26
And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
- Isaiah 52:2
Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit on thy throne, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bonds of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
- Jeremiah 51:45
My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and save yourselves every man from the fierce anger of Jehovah.
- Micah 4:10
Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and shalt dwell in the field, and shalt come even unto Babylon: there shalt thou be rescued; there will Jehovah redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
- Jeremiah 50:8
Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he-goats before the flocks.
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