Zec 2 | NASB2020 | STEP | Then I raised my eyes and looked , and behold , there was a man with a measuring line in his hand .

Zechariah 2

God’s Favor to Zion

1 ^{▼▼Ch 2:5 in Heb}Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a man with a ^bmeasuring line in his hand. 2 So I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To ^cmeasure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is.” 3 And behold, the ^dangel who had been speaking with me was going out, and another angel was going out to meet him. 4 And he said to him, “Run, speak to that ^eyoung man there, saying, ‘ ^fJerusalem will be inhabited ^gas open country because of the ^hmultitude of people and cattle within it. 5 But I,’ declares the Lord, ‘will be a ⁱwall of fire to her on all sides, and I will be the ^jglory in her midst.’”

6 “ ^{▼▼Lit Hoy}You there! ^lFlee from the land of the north,” declares the Lord, “because I have ^mspread you out like the four winds of the heavens,” declares the Lord. 7 “ ^{▼▼Lit Hoy}You, Zion! ^oEscape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.” 8 For the Lord of armies says this: “After ^pglory He has sent me against the nations that plunder you, for the one who touches you, touches the ^{▼▼Lit pupil
,} ^rapple of His eye. 9 For behold, I am going to ^swave My hand over them so that they will be ^tplunder for their slaves. Then you will know that the Lord of armies has sent Me. 10 ^uShout for joy and rejoice, daughter of Zion; for behold I am coming and I will ^vdwell in your midst,” declares the Lord. 11 “And ^wmany nations will join themselves to the Lord on that day and will become My people. Then I will ^xdwell in your midst, and you will ^yknow that the Lord of armies has sent Me to you. 12 And the Lord will ^{▼▼Or inherit
,} ^aapossess Judah as His portion in the holy land, and will again ^abchoose Jerusalem.

13 “ ^{▼▼Lit Hush
,} ^adBe silent, all ^{▼▼Lit flesh}mankind, before the Lord; for He has ^afroused Himself from His holy dwelling.”