| New King James Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand. | 1I looked up 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 what is its width and what is its length.” | 2I asked, "Where are you going?" He answered me, "To measure Jerusalem to determine its width and length." |
| 3And there was the angel who talked with me, going out; and another angel was coming out to meet him, | 3Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him. |
| 4who said to him, “Run, speak to this young man, saying: ‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls, because of the multitude of men 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." |
| 5For I,’ says the LORD, ‘will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.’ ” | 5The declaration of the LORD: "I myself will be a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory within it." |
| 6“Up, up! Flee from the land of the north,” says the LORD; “for I have spread you abroad like the four winds of heaven,” says the LORD. | 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. |
| 7“Up, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.” | 7"Listen, Zion! Escape, you who are living with Daughter Babylon." |
| 8For thus says the LORD of hosts: “He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who touches you touches the apple 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. |
| 9For surely I will shake My hand against them, and they shall become spoil for their 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. |
| 10“Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For behold, I am coming and I will dwell in your midst,” says the LORD. | 10"Daughter Zion, shout for joy and be glad, for I am coming to dwell among you"--this is the LORD's declaration. |
| 11“Many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and they shall become My people. And I will dwell in your midst. Then 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. |
| 12And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His inheritance in the Holy Land, and will again choose Jerusalem. | 12The LORD will take possession of Judah as his portion in the Holy Land, and he will once again choose Jerusalem. |
| 13Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD, for He is aroused from His holy habitation!” | 13Let all people be silent before the LORD, for from his holy dwelling he has roused himself." |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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