1 And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold,oEzek. 40:3; Rev. 11:1 a man with a measuring line in his hand! 2 Then I said, “Where are you going? ” And he said to me,p[ch. 1:16] “To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length. ” 3 And behold,qch. 1:9, 19 the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him 4 and said to him, “Run, say to that young man,r[ch. 12:6; 14:10, 11] ‘Jerusalem shall be inhabitedsSee Esth. 9:19 as villages without walls, because oftIsa. 49:19; Jer. 31:27 the multitude of people and livestock in it. 5 And I will be to heruIsa. 4:5; [ch. 9:8; Ps. 125:2] a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst. ’ ”
6 Up! Up!vIsa. 48:20 Flee from the land of the north, declares the Lord. For I havew[ch. 7:14; Ezek. 5:10; 17:21] spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, declares the Lord. 7 x[Isa. 52:11] Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon. 8 For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me1Or he sent me after glory to the nations who plundered you,yJer. 12:14 for he who touches you toucheszSee Deut. 32:10 the apple of his eye: 9 “Behold,aIsa. 11:15; 19:16 I will shake my hand over them,bEzek. 39:10 and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Thencch. 4:9; 6:15; Ezek. 33:33 you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me. 10 dSee Zeph. 3:14 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, forePs. 40:7 behold, I comefch. 8:3; Isa. 12:6; Ezek. 37:27; Zeph. 3:15; 2 Cor. 6:16; See Lev. 26:12 and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord. 11 gch. 8:22; See Isa. 2:2 And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people.f[See ver. 10 above] And I will dwell in your midst, andc[See ver. 9 above] you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. 12 hSee Deut. 32:9 And the Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will againich. 1:17; [Hab. 2:20] choose Jerusalem. ”
13 Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.