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Zechariah 2:7
"Hear, Zion (Jerusalem)! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon!"
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Christian Standard Bible®
“Listen, Zion! Escape, you who are living with Daughter Babylon.”
“Listen, Zion! Escape, you who are living with Daughter Babylon.”
Hebrew Names Version
'Come, Tziyon! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Bavel.'
'Come, Tziyon! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Bavel.'
King James Version (1611)
Deliuer thy selfe, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Deliuer thy selfe, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
King James Version
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
English Standard Version
Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
New American Standard Bible
"You, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."
"You, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."
New Century Version
"Oh no, Jerusalem! Escape, you who live right in Babylon."
"Oh no, Jerusalem! Escape, you who live right in Babylon."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Saue thy selfe, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babel.
Saue thy selfe, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babel.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Ho, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."
"Ho, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."
Legacy Standard Bible
"Woe, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."
"Woe, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."
Berean Standard Bible
"Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!"
"Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!"
Contemporary English Version
Leave Babylonia and hurry back to Zion."
Leave Babylonia and hurry back to Zion."
Complete Jewish Bible
Here the angel who was speaking to me went forward, and another angel went out, met him
Here the angel who was speaking to me went forward, and another angel went out, met him
Darby Translation
Ho! escape, Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho! escape, Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Easy-to-Read Version
You people from Zion now live in Babylon. Escape! Run away from that city!"
You people from Zion now live in Babylon. Escape! Run away from that city!"
George Lamsa Translation
Deliver yourself, O Zion; deliver yourself, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Deliver yourself, O Zion; deliver yourself, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Lexham English Bible
"Woe, Zion! Escape, you inhabitants of the daughter of Babylon!"
"Woe, Zion! Escape, you inhabitants of the daughter of Babylon!"
Literal Translation
Ho, O Zion! Escape, you who live with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho, O Zion! Escape, you who live with the daughter of Babylon.
American Standard Version
Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Bible in Basic English
Ho! Zion, go in flight from danger, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho! Zion, go in flight from danger, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And, behold, the angel that spoke with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
And, behold, the angel that spoke with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Saue thy selfe O Sion, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon:
Saue thy selfe O Sion, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
even to Sion: deliver yourselves, ye that dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
even to Sion: deliver yourselves, ye that dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
English Revised Version
Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
World English Bible
'Come, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.'
'Come, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.'
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A! thou Sion, fle, that dwellist at the douyter of Babiloyne.
A! thou Sion, fle, that dwellist at the douyter of Babiloyne.
Update Bible Version
Ho Zion, escape, you that dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho Zion, escape, you that dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Webster's Bible Translation
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest [with] the daughter of Babylon.
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest [with] the daughter of Babylon.
New English Translation
"Escape, Zion, you who live among the Babylonians!"
"Escape, Zion, you who live among the Babylonians!"
New King James Version
"Up, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon."
"Up, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon."
New Living Translation
Come away, people of Zion, you who are exiled in Babylon!"
Come away, people of Zion, you who are exiled in Babylon!"
New Life Bible
"O Zion! Run away, you who are living with the people of Babylon."
"O Zion! Run away, you who are living with the people of Babylon."
New Revised Standard
Up! Escape to Zion, you that live with daughter Babylon.
Up! Escape to Zion, you that live with daughter Babylon.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ho! Zion, deliver thyself, - thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. For,
Ho! Zion, deliver thyself, - thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. For,
Douay-Rheims Bible
O Sion, flee, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon:
O Sion, flee, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon:
Revised Standard Version
Ho! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Young's Literal Translation
Ho, Zion, be delivered who art dwelling [with] the daughter of Babylon.
Ho, Zion, be delivered who art dwelling [with] the daughter of Babylon.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Saue thy self, o Sion: thou that dwellest with ye doughter of Babilon,
Saue thy self, o Sion: thou that dwellest with ye doughter of Babilon,
Contextual Overview
6"Hear this! Flee from [Babylon] the land of the north [which shall come under judgment]," declares the LORD, "for I have scattered you like the four winds of the heavens," declares the LORD. 7"Hear, Zion (Jerusalem)! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon!"8For thus says the LORD of hosts, "After glory He has sent Me against the nations which plunder you—for he who touches you, touches the apple of His eye. 9"Behold, I will wave my hand over them and they shall become plunder for their own slaves. Then you shall know (recognize, understand fully) that the LORD of hosts has sent Me.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Deliver: Genesis 19:17, Numbers 16:26, Numbers 16:34, Isaiah 48:20, Isaiah 52:11, Jeremiah 50:8, Jeremiah 51:6, Jeremiah 51:45, Acts 2:40, Revelation 18:4
that: Isaiah 52:2, Micah 4:10
daughter: The Babylonians were vanquished by the Persians, formerly their servants, under Darius Hystaspes, who took Babylon after a siege of twelve months, demolished its walls, and put 300,000 of the inhabitants to death.
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 36:23 - Who is there Psalms 137:8 - daughter Isaiah 47:1 - daughter Isaiah 55:12 - ye shall Jeremiah 31:21 - turn Jeremiah 51:50 - escaped Zechariah 2:6 - and flee
Cross-References
Genesis 2:14
The third river is named Hiddekel (Tigris); it flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
The third river is named Hiddekel (Tigris); it flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
Genesis 2:15
So the LORD God took the man [He had made] and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
So the LORD God took the man [He had made] and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
Genesis 2:20
And the man gave names to all the livestock, and to the birds of the air, and to every animal of the field; but for Adam there was not found a helper [that was] suitable (a companion) for him.
And the man gave names to all the livestock, and to the birds of the air, and to every animal of the field; but for Adam there was not found a helper [that was] suitable (a companion) for him.
Genesis 2:21
So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and while he slept, He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.
So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and while he slept, He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.
Genesis 3:23
therefore the LORD God sent Adam away from the Garden of Eden, to till and cultivate the ground from which he was taken.
therefore the LORD God sent Adam away from the Garden of Eden, to till and cultivate the ground from which he was taken.
Genesis 7:22
Everything on the dry land, all in whose nostrils was the breath and spirit of life, died.
Everything on the dry land, all in whose nostrils was the breath and spirit of life, died.
Numbers 16:22
But they fell on their faces [before the LORD], and said, "O God, God of the spirits of all flesh! When one man sins, will You be angry with the entire congregation?"
But they fell on their faces [before the LORD], and said, "O God, God of the spirits of all flesh! When one man sins, will You be angry with the entire congregation?"
Numbers 27:16
"Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation
"Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation
Job 4:19
'How much more [will He blame and charge] those who dwell in houses (bodies) of clay, Whose foundations are in the dust, Who are crushed like a moth.
'How much more [will He blame and charge] those who dwell in houses (bodies) of clay, Whose foundations are in the dust, Who are crushed like a moth.
Job 27:3
As long as my life is within me, And the breath of God is [still] in my nostrils,
As long as my life is within me, And the breath of God is [still] in my nostrils,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Deliver thyself, O Zion,.... Or make thy escape, you that belong to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, and ought to have your abode there, and not in Babylon: flee from thence,
that dwelleth [with] the daughter of Babylon; in any of the antichristian states, who are the daughters of Babylon, the mother of harlots, Revelation 17:5 so it may be rendered, "that inhabits the daughter of Babylon" k; dwells in any of the cities, towns, and villages, belonging to it.
k ××ש×ת ×ת ×××, οι καÏÎ¿Î¹ÎºÎ¿Ï Î½ÏÎµÏ Î¸Ï Î³Î±ÏεÏα Î²Î±Î²Ï Î»ÏνοÏ, Sept.; "habitatrix filiae Babel", Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius; "[vel] inhabitans filiam Babel", De Dieu.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Dwellest with the daughter of Babylon - The unusual idiom is perhaps chosen as expressive of Godâs tenderness, even to the people who were to be destroyed, from which Israel was to escape.
