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Zechariah 2:1-13 Full Text (King James Version)

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Read Zechariah 2 of the KJV to discover the profound insights it holds for us on this blessed day. For more verses, check out the Book of Zechariah.

Zechariah 2 Summary

Zechariah 2 features a vision of a man with a measuring line, tasked with measuring Jerusalem to determine its dimensions and to signify its future expansion. An angel informs Zechariah that Jerusalem will be inhabited without walls due to its vast population and God’s protection. God promises to be a protective wall of fire around the city and the glory within it. The chapter concludes with a call for the people to rejoice and recognize that God is with them, restoring and protecting Jerusalem.

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Zechariah 2:1-13 KJV

The Man with a Measure

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1. I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

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2. Then said I, 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 out 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. For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

The Redemption of Zion

6. Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.

7. Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

8. For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

9. For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.

10. Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.

11. And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.

12. And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

13. Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.

See Also: What Is the Book of the Covenant in Exodus 24?

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