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Zechariah 2:5

The Lord declares, I myself will be a wall of fire all around the city, and I will be the glory inside it.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4and told him, “Run, and tell the young man that Jerusalem will have so many people and farm animals that it will be too big to have walls.”

6Run! Run! Run away from the northern land, says the Lord, because I have scattered you to the four winds of heaven.

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Cross References

Psalms 3:3But you, Lord, are a shield protecting me. You give me victory; you hold my head high.

Psalms 48:3God himself is in the city's fortresses; he is recognized as its defender.

Isaiah 4:5Then the Lord will create over the whole of Mount Zion and over the assembly of those who meet there a cloud of smoke during the day and a blazing flame of fire during night—over everything there will be this glorious canopy.

Isaiah 26:1At that time, this will be the song that is sung in the land of Judah: “Ours is a strong city! Its walls and defenses are our salvation!

Isaiah 60:18There won't be any more violence in your land, no more devastation and destruction within your borders. You will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.

Ezekiel 47:3The man walked east holding a measuring line He measured a thousand cubits and led me through the water which came up to my ankles.

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 2:2-6

The Vision of the Measuring Line. ( b. c. 520.) 1 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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