1: I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man
with a measuring line in his hand. |
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2: Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To
measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the
length thereof. |
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And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and
another angel went out to meet him, |
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4: And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying,
Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of
men and cattle therein: |
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5: 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. |
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6: Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith
the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven,
saith the LORD. |
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7: Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of
Babylon. |
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8: For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent
me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth
the apple of his eye. |
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9: For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall
be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts
hath sent me. |
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10: Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I
will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. |
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11: And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and
shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou
shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee. |
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12: And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy
land, and shall choose Jerusalem again. |
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13: Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up
out of his holy habitation. |