Zechariah 2
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About this chapter
AI-assisted, sourcedZechariah sees a man going "to measure Jerusalem," and one angel tells another that Jerusalem "shall be inhabited as towns without walls," for the LORD "will be unto her a wall of fire round about." The LORD calls his people to flee "from the land of the north" and "the daughter of Babylon," saying that "he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye." Zion is told to sing, for "I will dwell in the midst of thee," and "many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day." Zechariah 2:1Zechariah 2:2Zechariah 2:3Zechariah 2:4Zechariah 2:5Zechariah 2:6Zechariah 2:7Zechariah 2:8Zechariah 2:10Zechariah 2:11
Who, where, when, and the key verses
Who
Zechariah; "a man with a measuring line in his hand"; "the angel that talked with me" and another angel; and the one who says, "the LORD of hosts hath sent me." Zechariah 2:1Zechariah 2:3Zechariah 2:9Zechariah 2:11
Where
Jerusalem, which the man goes to measure, and Babylon in "the land of the north," where some of Zion still dwelt. Zechariah 2:2Zechariah 2:6Zechariah 2:7JerusalemBabylon 1Zion
When
No new date is given in this chapter; the book's dated messages run from the second year of Darius, about 520 BC, to his fourth year, about 518 BC. Most scholars agree that chapters 1-8 come from Zechariah in 520-518 BC, under Darius king of Persia. Zechariah overview
How it fits
Chapter 1 promised that the LORD "shall yet choose Jerusalem" and ended with horns that "scattered Judah"; here a man goes to measure Jerusalem. Chapter 3 shows Joshua the high priest before the angel of the LORD. Zechariah 1:17Zechariah 1:21Zechariah 2:1Zechariah 2:2Zechariah 3:1
Key verses
- Verse 5
"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." Jerusalem's safety is God himself, not its walls. Zechariah 2:4Zechariah 2:5
- Verse 8
"He that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye." Psalm 17:8 prays, "Keep me as the apple of the eye." Zechariah 2:8Psalms 17:8
- Verse 11
"Many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee." Zechariah 2:10Zechariah 2:11
Takeaway
God guards his people as closely as the apple of his eye and promises to live among them; be silent before him and rejoice. Zechariah 2:5Zechariah 2:8Zechariah 2:10Zechariah 2:13
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The man with a measuring line
1I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2Then 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. 3And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, 4And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein: 5For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
Come out, for the LORD will dwell in Zion
6Ho, 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. 7Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. 8For 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. 9For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me. 10Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. 11And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee. 12And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again. 13Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.