1And I lifted up my eyes and looked, and what
I saw
was a man, and in his hand
was a measuring cord.
2And I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what its width
is and what its length
is.”
3Then what
I saw
was the angel who had been speaking to me, going out, and another angel coming out to meet him.
4And he said to him, “Run, speak to this young man and say, ‘Jerusalem will be inhabited
as open villages, because of the large number of men and cattle inside it.
5And I will be to it a wall of fire round about, says the
Lord, and I will be
there for glory in its precincts.
6Hey, hey! Now flee from the northern land, says the
Lord, for I
am the one who scattered you like the four winds of heaven, says the
Lord.
7Hey, Zion, make your escape,
you who dwell
as a dependency of Babylon.
8For this
is what the
Lord of hosts says: «He has sent me after glory, to the Gentiles who spoil you, for he who touches you touches the apple of my eye.
9For I am about to wave my hand at them, and they will become a spoil to their servants, and you will know that the
Lord of hosts has sent me.
10Shout for joy and rejoice, daughter of Zion, for behold, I am coming, and I will dwell in your midst, says the
Lord.
11And many nations will be joined to the
Lord on that day, and they will be a people to me, 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 inherit Judah, his portion, on holy ground, and he will still choose Jerusalem.
13Be silent, all flesh, before the
Lord, for he has been roused from his holy dwelling place.» ’ ”
Reference(s) in Chapter 2: v.1 ↔ Revelation 21:15.