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Zechariah 2
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1And I lifted up mine eyesand looked, and behold four horns.
1Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.
2And I said to the angel that spoke with me, What are these things, [my] lord? And he said to me, These are the horns that have scattered Juda, and Israel, and Jerusalem.
2And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
3And the Lord shewed me four artificers.
3And the Lord shewed me four carpenters.
4And I said , What are these coming to do? And he said, These are the horns that scattered Juda, and they broke Israel in pieces, and none of them lifted up his head: and these are come forth to sharpen them for their hands, [even] the four horns, the nations that lifted up the horn against the land of the Lord to scatter it.
4Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.
5And I lifted up mine eyes , and looked, and behold a man, and in his hand a measuring line .
5I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
6And I said to him, Whither goest thou? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth of it, and what is the length of it.
6Then 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.
7And, behold, the angel that spoke with me stood [by], and another angel went forth to meet him,
7And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
8and spoke to him, saying, Run and speak to that young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be fully inhabited by reason of the abundance of men and cattle in the midst of her.
8And 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:
9And I will be to her, saith the Lord, a wall of fire round about, and I will be for a glory in the midst of her.
9For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
10Ho, ho, flee from the land of the north, saith the Lord: for I will gather you from the four winds of heaven, saith the Lord,
10Ho, 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.
11[even] to Sion: deliver yourselves, ye that dwell [with] the daughter of Babylon.
11Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
12For thus saith the Lord Almighty; After the glory has he sent me to the nations that spoiled you: for he that touches you is as one that touches the apple of his eye.
12For 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.
13For, behold, I bring my hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to them that serve them: and ye shall know that the Lord Almighty has sent me.
13For, 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.
14Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Sion: for, behold, I come, and will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.
14Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.
15And many nations shall flee for refuge to the Lord in that day, and they shall be for a people to him, and they shall dwell in the midst of thee: and thou shalt know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to thee.
15And 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.
16And the Lord shall inherit Juda his portion in the holy [land], and he will yet choose Jerusalem .
16And the Lord shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
17Let all flesh fear before the Lord: for he has risen up from his holy clouds.
17Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.