1 And lifting up my eyes, I saw a man with a measuring-line in his hand. 2 And I said to him, Where are you going? And he said to me, To take the measure of Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is. 3 And the angel who was talking to me went out, and another angel went out, and, meeting him, 4 Said to him, Go quickly and say to this young man, Jerusalem will be an unwalled town, because of the great number of men and cattle in her. 5 For I, says the Lord, will be a wall of fire round about her, and I will be the glory inside her. 6 Ho, ho! go in flight from the land of the north, says the Lord: for I have sent you far and wide to the four winds of heaven, says the Lord. 7 Ho! Zion, go in flight from danger, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon. 8 For this is what the Lord of armies has said: In the way of glory he has sent me to the nations which have taken your goods: for anyone touching you is touching what is most dear to him. 9 For at the shaking of my hand over them, their goods will be taken by those who were their servants: and you will see that the Lord of armies has sent me. 10 Give songs of joy, O daughter of Zion: for I come, and I will make my resting-place among you, says the Lord. 11 And a number of nations will be joined to the Lord in that day, and will become my people; and I will be living among you, and you will see that the Lord of armies has sent me to you. 12 And Judah will be the Lord's heritage in the holy land, and Jerusalem will again be his. 13 Let all flesh be quiet and make no sound before the Lord: for he is awake and has come from his holy resting-place.
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Cross references (13)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Ezekiel 40:3; Zechariah 1:16; Ezekiel 47:4; Revelation 21:15; Revelation 11:1
- 2 Revelation 21:15–17; Ezekiel 45:6; Jeremiah 31:39; Revelation 11:1; Zechariah 5:10
- 3 Zechariah 1:19; Zechariah 1:13–14; Zechariah 1:8–11; Zechariah 4:5; Zechariah 5:5
- 4 Zechariah 1:17; Jeremiah 33:22; Micah 7:11; Ezekiel 38:11; Jeremiah 31:27
- 5 Isaiah 4:5; Psalm 3:3; Zechariah 9:8; Isaiah 60:18–19; Revelation 21:23
- 6 Isaiah 48:20; Ezekiel 17:21; Ezekiel 11:16; Revelation 18:4; Deuteronomy 28:64
- 7 Isaiah 48:20; Jeremiah 51:6; Genesis 19:17; Revelation 18:4; Isaiah 52:11
- 8 Psalm 17:8; Deuteronomy 32:10; John 15:21–23; John 14:26; 2 Thessalonians 1:6
- 9 Isaiah 19:16; Zechariah 6:15; Ezekiel 39:10; Isaiah 14:2; Zechariah 4:9
- 10 John 1:14; Zechariah 9:9; Matthew 28:20; Zechariah 8:3; Zephaniah 3:14–15
- 11 Revelation 11:15; 1 Peter 2:9–10; Zechariah 2:9–10; Luke 2:32; Acts 28:28
- 12 Zechariah 1:17; Deuteronomy 32:9; Jeremiah 10:16; Psalm 33:12; Jeremiah 51:19
- 13 Habakkuk 2:20; Zephaniah 1:7; Psalm 68:5; Psalm 78:65; Psalm 46:10
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Behold, I will bring mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the Lord Almighty hath sent me." Observe, the Lord Almighty saith that the Lord Almighty sent Him.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord. And many nations shall flee unto the Lord.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)