1 And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 And I said, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. 3 And behold, the angel that talked with me went forth; and another angel went forth to meet him, 4 and said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein; 5 and I, saith Jehovah, I will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. 6 Ho, ho! flee from the land of the north, saith Jehovah; for I have scattered you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, saith Jehovah. 7 Ho! escape, Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. 8 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After the glory, hath he sent me unto the nations that made you a spoil; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. 9 For behold, I will shake my hand upon them, and they shall become a spoil to those that served them: and ye shall know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me. 10 Sing aloud and rejoice, daughter of Zion; for behold, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith Jehovah. 11 And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be unto me for a people; and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto thee. 12 And Jehovah shall inherit Judah [as] his portion in the holy land, and shall yet choose Jerusalem. 13 Let all flesh be silent before Jehovah; for he is risen up out of his holy habitation.
Zechariah 2 Darby Translation
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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)