| Christian Standard Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. | 1Then I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a man with a measuring line in his hand. |
| 2I asked, "Where are you going?" He answered me, "To measure Jerusalem to determine its width and length." | 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." |
| 3Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him. | 3And behold, the angel who was speaking with me was going out, and another angel was coming out to meet him, |
| 4He said to him, "Run and tell this young man: Jerusalem will be inhabited without walls because of the number of people and livestock in it." | 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. |
| 5The declaration of the LORD: "I myself will be a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory 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.'" |
| 6"Listen! Listen! Flee from the land of the north"--this is the LORD's declaration--"for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven"--this is the LORD's declaration. | 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. |
| 7"Listen, Zion! Escape, you who are living with Daughter Babylon." | 7"Ho, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon." |
| 8For the LORD of Armies says this: "In pursuit of his glory, he sent me against the nations plundering you, for whoever touches you touches the pupil of my eye. | 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. |
| 9For look, I am raising my hand against them, and they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Armies has sent me. | 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. |
| 10"Daughter Zion, shout for joy and be glad, for I am coming to dwell among you"--this is the LORD's declaration. | 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. |
| 11"Many nations will join themselves to the LORD on that day and become my people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Armies has sent me to you. | 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. |
| 12The LORD will take possession of Judah as his portion in the Holy Land, and he will once again choose Jerusalem. | 12"The LORD will possess Judah as His portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem. |
| 13Let all people be silent before the LORD, for from his holy dwelling he has roused himself." | 13"Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for He is aroused from His holy habitation." |
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