Zechariah 2

¹And I lifted up my eyes, and I saw, and behold, a man, and in his hand was a measuring line

²And I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, so that I may see how great its width and how great its length may be.

³And behold, the angel, who had been speaking with me, departed, and another angel went out to meet him

⁴And he said to him: Hurry, speak to this young man, saying: Jerusalem will be inhabited without walls, because of the multitude of men and beasts of burden in its midst

⁵And I will be to it, says the Lord, a wall of fire all around. And in glory, I will be in its midst

⁶O, O flee from the land of the North, says the Lord, for I have scattered you into the four winds of heaven, says the Lord

⁷O Zion, flee, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon

⁸For thus says the Lord of hosts: After the glory, he has sent me to the Gentiles, which have despoiled you. For he who touches you, touches the pupil of my eye

⁹For behold, I lift up my hand over them, and they will be a prey to those who had served them. And you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me

¹⁰Sing praise and rejoice, daughter of Zion. For behold, I approach, and I will dwell in your midst, says the Lord

¹¹And many nations will be joined to the Lord in that day, and they will be my people, and I will dwell in your midst. And you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you

¹²And the Lord will possess his portion, Judah, in the sanctified land, and still he will single out Jerusalem

¹³Let all flesh be silent before the face of the Lord: for he has arisen from his holy dwelling place