Zechariah 2:5-13
2:5 But I (the
Lord says) will be a wall of fire surrounding Jerusalem
and the source of glory in her midst.’”
2:6 “You there! Flee from the northland!” says the Lord, “for like the four winds of heaven I have scattered you,” says the Lord.
2:7 “Escape, Zion, you who live among the Babylonians!”
2:8 For the Lord who rules over all says to me that for his own glory he has sent me to the nations that plundered you – for anyone who touches you touches the pupil of his eye.
2:9 “I am about to punish them in such a way,” he says, “that they will be looted by their own slaves.” Then you will know that the Lord who rules over all has sent me.
2:10 “Sing out and be happy, Zion my daughter! For look, I have come; I will settle in your midst,” says the Lord.
2:11 “Many nations will join themselves to the Lord on the day of salvation, and they will also be my people. Indeed, I will settle in the midst of you all.” Then you will know that the Lord who rules over all has sent me to you.
2:12 The Lord will take possession of Judah as his portion in the holy land and he will choose Jerusalem once again.
2:13 Be silent in the Lord’s presence, all people everywhere, for he is being moved to action in his holy dwelling place.