Zechariah 2:7

And, hinei, the malach that spoke with me went forth, and another malach went out to meet him,

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

6Then said I: Whither goest thou? And he said unto me: To measure Yerushalayim, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.

8And said unto him: Run, speak to this na'ar (young man) + 2:8 i.e. see 2:5 saying: 1 Yerushalayim shall be inhabited like unwalled cities 1 because of the multitude of men and cattle therein; 1

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Cross References

Numbers 16:26And he spoke unto HaEdah, saying, Move back, now, from the tents of these anashim resha'im, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their chattot.

Isaiah 48:20Go ye forth of Babylon, 1 flee ye from the Kasdim (Chaldeans), 1 with a voice of joyful singing 1 declare ye, preach this, 1 send it forth even to the ketzeh ha'aretz; 1 say ye: Hashem hath redeemed His Eved Ya'akov. 1

Isaiah 52:11Depart ye, depart ye; come ye out from there; 1 touch not tameh (unclean thing); 1 come ye out of the midst of her; 1 be ye clean, that carry the k'lei Hashem. 1

Jeremiah 51:6Flee out of the midst of Bavel, and deliver every ish his nefesh; 1 be not slain because of her avon; 1 for this is the time of Hashemʼs vengeance; 1 He will render unto her a full recompence. 1

Micah 4:10Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O Bat Tziyon, 1 like a woman in labor; 1 for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, 1 and thou shalt dwell in the sadeh, 1 and thou shalt go even to Babylon; 1 there shalt thou be rescued; 1 there Hashem shall redeem thee 1 from the hand of thine oyvim (enemies). 1

Revelation 18:4And I heard another kol (voice) out of Shomayim saying, “Come out of her, my people, so that you may not participate in the chatta'im (sins) of her, and some of her makkot (plagues) you may not receive, + 18:4 Isa 48:20; Jer 50:8; 51:6,9,45; Gn 19:15

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 2:7-10

Zion Invited to Liberty. ( b. c. 520.) 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:… Read the whole commentary →

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