Zechariah 2:5
3 Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came out to meet him
4 and said to him, “Run and tell that young man: ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the multitude of men and livestock within it.
For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
6 “Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.
7 “Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
- KJV
- For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
- WEB
- For I,’ says the LORD, ‘will be to her a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory in the middle of her.
- ASV
- For I, saith Jehovah, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.
- DARBY
- and I, saith Jehovah, I will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
- BLB
- And I will be unto her, a declaration of YHWH, a wall of fire all around, and I will be as glory in her midst!’”
- ÅB
- Og jeg, sier Herren, vil være en ildmur rundt omkring det, og jeg vil åpenbare min herlighet der.
- OTB
- For jeg,’ erklærer Herren, ‘vil være en mur av ild rundt henne, og jeg vil være hennes herlighet innenfor.’”
- B1930
- Og jeg, sier Herren, vil være en ildmur rundt omkring det, og jeg vil åpenbare min herlighet der.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 4:5
Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy,
Read in contextPsalms 3:3
But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
Read in contextZechariah 9:8
But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with My own eyes.
Read in contextIsaiah 60:18–19
No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
Read in contextRevelation 21:23
And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Read in contextIsaiah 12:6
Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
Read in contextIsaiah 26:1–2
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.
Read in contextIsaiah 33:21
But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass.
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