Zechariah 2

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 2 of 14

¹ And I lifted up my eyes and saw, and, behold, A man, and a measuring line in his hand!

² And I said, Where are you going? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length.

³ And, behold, the angel who was talking with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him,

Chapter Summary

Jehovah, in the care of Jerusalem, sends to measure it. The redemption of Zion.

נְאֻם utterance H5002 · TWOT 1272a

אַחֵ֔ר another H312 · TWOT 68a

קְרָנֽוֹת horn H7161 · TWOT 2072a

מֵנִ֤יף move to and fro H5130 · TWOT 1329

נֵע֖וֹר rouse oneself H5782 · TWOT 1587

Vision of the Measuring Line

A man with a measuring line goes to measure Jerusalem, and an angel declares the city will be unwalled and protected by Jehovah as a wall of fire.

Call to Flee Babylon

The people are urged to escape Babylon and return to Zion, where Jehovah will dwell in their midst and join many nations to Himself.

Vision of the Measuring Line

A man with a measuring line goes to measure Jerusalem, and an angel declares the city will be unwalled and protected by Jehovah as a wall of fire.

Zechariah 2:1-5

Call to Flee Babylon

The people are urged to escape Babylon and return to Zion, where Jehovah will dwell in their midst and join many nations to Himself.

Zechariah 2:6-13

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