Zechariah 2:5

For I—this is Yahweh's declaration—will become for her a wall of fire around her, 1 and I will be the glory in her midst. 1

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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.

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4The second angel said to him, “Run and speak to that young man; say, 1 'Jerusalem will sit in the open country 1 because of the multitudes of men and beasts within her. 1

6Up! Up! Flee from the land of the north—this is Yahweh's declaration— 1 for I have scattered you like the four winds of the skies!—This is Yahweh's declaration. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 3:3But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, 1 my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. 1

Psalms 48:3God has made himself known in her palaces as a refuge. 1

Isaiah 4:5Then over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her place of assembly, 1 Yahweh will create cloud and smoke by day, 1 and the shining of a flaming fire by night; 1 it will be a canopy over all the glory. 1

Isaiah 26:1In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: 1 We have a strong city; God has made salvation its walls and ramparts. 1

Isaiah 60:18Violence will no longer be heard in your land, or devastation nor shattering within your borders; 1 but you will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise. 1

Ezekiel 47:3As the man was going toward the east, there was a measuring line in his hand; he measured off one thousand cubits and brought me through the water to ankle-deep water.

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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