| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Then I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there was 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. |
| 2So I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is." | 2“Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.” |
| 3And behold, the angel who was speaking with me was going out, and another angel was coming out to meet him, | 3Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came out to meet him |
| 4and said to him, "Run, speak to that young man, saying, 'Jerusalem will be inhabited without walls because of the multitude of men and cattle 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. |
| 5'For I,' declares the LORD, 'will be a wall of fire around her, 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"Ho there! Flee from the land of the north," declares the LORD, "for I have dispersed you as the four winds of the heavens," 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"Ho, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon." | 7“Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!” |
| 8For thus says the LORD of hosts, "After glory He has sent me against the nations which plunder you, for he who touches you, touches the apple of His 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— |
| 9"For behold, I will wave My hand over them so that they will be plunder for their slaves. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has 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 for joy and be glad, O daughter of Zion; for behold I am coming and I will dwell 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 join themselves to the LORD in that day and will become My people. Then I will dwell in your midst, and you will know that the LORD of hosts 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. |
| 12"The LORD will possess Judah as His portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem. | 12And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem. |
| 13"Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for He is aroused from His holy habitation." | 13Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.” |
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