New King James Version | International Standard Version |
1Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand. | 1 Then I 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 responded, "To measure Jerusalem in order 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, | 3Look! That angel who was talking to me left, and another angel came forward 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. | 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. |
5For I,’ says the LORD, ‘will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.’ ” | 5I myself will be an encircling rampart of fire,' declares the LORD, 'and I will be the glory in her midst.' |
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"'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. |
7“Up, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.” | 7"'Come now, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the residents of 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 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. |
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. | 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."'" |
10“Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For behold, I am coming and I will dwell in your midst,” says the LORD. | 10"Sing and rejoice, daughter of Zion! Take note! I am coming to live in your midst," declares the LORD. |
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 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. |
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 own property in the Holy Land—and he will choose Jerusalem again. |
13Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD, for He is aroused from His holy habitation!” | 13Be silent, every living thing, in the presence of the LORD, because he is emerging from his Holy Place." |
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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