| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. | 1I looked up and saw 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." | 2I asked, "Where are you going?" He answered me, "To measure Jerusalem to determine its width and length." |
| 3Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him. | 3Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel went 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." | 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." |
| 5The declaration of the LORD: "I will be a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory 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." |
| 6Get up! Leave 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"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. |
| 7Go, Zion! Escape, you who are living with Daughter Babylon." | 7"Listen, Zion! Escape, you who are living with Daughter Babylon." |
| 8For the LORD of Hosts says this: "He has sent Me for His glory against the nations who are plundering you, for anyone who touches you touches the pupil of His eye. | 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. |
| 9I will move against them with My power, and they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me." | 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. |
| 10Daughter Zion, shout for joy and be glad, for I am coming to dwell among you"--this is the LORD's declaration. " | 10"Daughter Zion, shout for joy and be glad, for I am coming to dwell among you"--this is the LORD's declaration. |
| 11Many 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 Hosts has sent Me to you. | 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. |
| 12The LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem. | 12The LORD will take possession of Judah as his portion in the Holy Land, and he will once again choose Jerusalem. |
| 13Let all people be silent before the LORD, for He is coming from His holy dwelling." | 13Let all people be silent before the LORD, for from his holy dwelling he has roused himself." |
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