And I looked up, and saw a man with a ^ameasuring line in his hand. 2 So I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To ^ameasure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is.” 3 And behold, the ^aangel who was speaking with me was going out, and another angel was coming out to meet him, 4 and he said to the second angel, “Run, speak to that ^ayoung man, saying, ‘^bJerusalem will be inhabited like villages ^cwithout walls spreading out into the open country because of the ^dgreat number of people and livestock in it. 5 For I,’ declares the LORD, ‘will be a ^awall of fire around her protecting her from enemies, and I will be the ^bglory in her midst.’”

6 “¹Hear this! ^aFlee from Babylon the land of the north which shall come under judgment,” declares the LORD, “for I have ^bscattered you like the four winds of the heavens,” declares the LORD. 7 “Hear, Zion (Jerusalem) ! ^aEscape, ¹you who are living with the daughter of Babylon!” 8 For thus says the LORD of hosts, “After ^1aglory He has sent Me against the nations which plunder you—for he who touches you, touches the ^bapple of His eye. 9 Behold, I will ^awave my hand over them and they shall become ^bplunder for their own slaves. Then you shall know (recognize, understand fully) that the LORD of hosts has sent Me. 10 ^aSing for joy and rejoice, O Daughter of Zion; for behold, I am coming, and I will ^bdwell in your midst,” declares the LORD. 11 “^aMany nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day and shall be My people. And I will ^bdwell in your midst, and you shall ^cknow (recognize, understand fully) that the LORD of hosts has sent Me to you. Is 2:3; Mic 4:2 12 The LORD will ^atake possession of Judah as His portion in the holy land and will again ^bchoose Jerusalem.

13 “^aBe still before the LORD, all mankind; for He is ^broused (raised up) from His holy habitation in response to His persecuted people.” Hab 2:20; Zeph 1:7