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A Vision of a Man with a Measuring Line

^1 [a] And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, ^(a)a man with a measuring line in his hand! ² Then I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, ^(b)"To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length." ³ And behold, ^(c)the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him ⁴ and said to him, "Run, say to that young man, ^(d)‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited ^(e)as villages without walls, because of ^(f)the multitude of people and livestock in it. ⁵ And I will be to her ^(g)a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst.'"

⁶ Up! Up! ^(h)Flee from the land of the north, declares the Lord. For I have ⁽ⁱ⁾spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, declares the Lord. ^7 (j)Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon. ⁸ For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me^[b] to the nations who plundered you, ^(k)for he who touches you touches ^(l)the apple of his eye: ⁹ "Behold, ^(m)I will shake my hand over them, ⁽ⁿ⁾and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then ^(o)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me. ^10 (p)Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for ^(q)behold, I come ^(r)and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord. ^11 (s)And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. ^(t)And I will dwell in your midst, and ^(u)you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. ^12 (v)And the Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again ^(w)choose Jerusalem."

¹³ Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.