Zechariah 2

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

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

³And behold , the angel who talked with me came forward , and another angel came forward to meet him

⁴and said to him, Run , say to that young man , Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls , because of the multitude of people and livestock in it.

⁵And I will be to her a wall of fire all around , declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst .

⁶Up ! Up ! Flee from the land of the north , declares the Lord. For I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens , declares the Lord.

⁷Up ! Escape to Zion , you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon .

⁸For thus said the Lord of hosts , after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye :

⁹Behold , I will shake my hand over them, and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me.

¹⁰Sing and rejoice , O daughter of Zion , for behold , I come and I will dwell in your midst , declares the Lord.

¹¹And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day , and shall be my people . And I will dwell in your midst , and you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.

¹²And the Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land , and will again choose Jerusalem .

¹³Be silent , all flesh , before the Lord, for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling .