| International Standard Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1 Then I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. | 1Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. |
| 2I asked, "Where are you going?" He responded, "To measure Jerusalem in order to determine its width and length." | 2“Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.” |
| 3Look! That angel who was talking to me left, and another angel came forward to meet him. | 3Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came out to meet him |
| 4That other angel told him, "Run and tell that young man: 'Jerusalem will be an inhabited city without walls due to the number of people and livestock within it. | 4and said to him, “Run and tell that young man: ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the multitude of men and livestock within it. |
| 5I myself will be an encircling rampart of fire,' declares the LORD, 'and I will be the glory in her midst.' | 5For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’ ” |
| 6"'Come now! Come now! Flee from the land of the north,' declares the LORD, 'for I have dispersed you like the four winds of heaven,' declares the LORD. | 6“Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD. |
| 7"'Come now, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the residents of Babylon. | 7“Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!” |
| 8For this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "In pursuit of glory I was sent to the nations who plundered you, because whoever injures you injures the pupil of my eye. | 8For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye— |
| 9And look, I will shake my fist over them, and they will become plunder for their former slaves. And you will know that the LORD of the Heavenly Armies sent me."'" | 9I will surely wave My hand over them, so that they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me.” |
| 10"Sing and rejoice, daughter of Zion! Take note! I am coming to live in your midst," declares the LORD. | 10“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD. |
| 11"Many nations will cling to the LORD at that time and will become my people. I will live in your midst, and you will know that the LORD of the Heavenly Armies has sent me to you. | 11“On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. |
| 12The LORD will take possession of Judah as his own property in the Holy Land—and he will choose Jerusalem again. | 12And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem. |
| 13Be silent, every living thing, in the presence of the LORD, because he is emerging from his Holy Place." | 13Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.” |
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