the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Zechariah 2:5
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The Lord says, ‘I will be a wall of fire around her, to protect her, and to bring glory to that city, I will live there.'" The Lord says,
'But I,' declares the LORD, 'will be a wall of fire to her on all sides, and I will be the glory in her midst.'"
I will be a wall of fire around it,' says the Lord . ‘And I will be the glory within it.'
For I, says Yahweh, will be to her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.
For I, saith the LORD, will be to her a wall of fire on every side, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
'For I,' declares the LORD, 'will be a wall of fire around her [protecting her from enemies], and I will be the glory in her midst.'"
And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord , and I will be the glory in her midst.'"
For I,' says Yahweh, 'will be to her a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.
And Y schal be to it, seith the Lord, a wal of fier in cumpas; and Y schal be in glorie in myddil therof.
For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.
For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.'"
The Lord himself has promised to be a protective wall of fire surrounding Jerusalem, and he will be its shining glory in the heart of the city."
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.
For I, says the Lord, will be a wall of fire round about her, and I will be the glory inside her.
I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
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.
And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
For I, saith the Lord, will be vnto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
Then I, myself, will be a protective wall of fire around Jerusalem, says the Lord . And I will be the glory inside the city!'"
For I will be a wall of fire around her,' says the Lord. ‘And I will be the shining-greatness of her.'"
Third Vision: The Man with a Measuring Line I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. Then I asked, "Where are you going?" He answered me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length." Then the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him, and said to him, "Run, say to that young man: Jerusalem shall be inhabited like villages without walls, because of the multitude of people and animals in it. For I will be a wall of fire all around it, says the Lord , and I will be the glory within it."
For I, saith the Lord, will be vnto her a wall of fire round about, and wil be the glory in the middes of her.
For I will be in the midst of her, says the LORD, as a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
And, I, will become to her, declareth Yahweh, A wall of fire round about, - and, a glory, will I become in her midst.
And I will be to it, saith the Lord, a wall of fire round about: and I will be in glory in the midst thereof.
For I will be to her a wall of fire round about, says the LORD, and I will be the glory within her.'"
For I my selfe, saith the Lorde, wyl be vnto her a wall of fire rounde about, & wyl be the glory in the middest of her.
And I will be to her, saith the Lord, a wall of fire round about, and I will be for a glory in the midst of her.
The Lord has promised that he himself will be a wall of fire around the city to protect it and that he will live there in all his glory."
The declaration of the Lord: “I myself will be a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory within it.”
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.
And I will be for it a wall of fire all around,' declares Yahweh, ‘and I will be the glory in its midst.'"
And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, and I will be for glory in her midst, declares Jehovah.
And I -- I am to her -- an affirmation of Jehovah, A wall of fire round about, And for honour I am in her midst.
Yee I myself (saieth the LORDE) wil be vnto her a wall of fyre rounde aboute, & wilbe honoured in her.
But I (the Lord says) will be a wall of fire surrounding Jerusalem and the source of glory in her midst.'"
For I,' says the LORD, "will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst."'
'For I,' declares the LORD, 'will be a wall of fire around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.'"
Indeed I,' declares Yahweh, ‘will be a wall of fire around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.'"
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
a wall: Zechariah 9:8, Psalms 46:7-11, Psalms 48:3, Psalms 48:12, Isaiah 4:5, Isaiah 12:6, Isaiah 26:1, Isaiah 26:2, Isaiah 33:21, Isaiah 60:18, Isaiah 60:19
the glory: Psalms 3:3, Isaiah 60:19, Haggai 2:7-9, Luke 2:32, Revelation 21:10, Revelation 21:11, Revelation 21:23, Revelation 22:3-5
Reciprocal: Exodus 14:22 - a wall Deuteronomy 1:33 - in fire 1 Samuel 25:16 - a wall Ezra 9:9 - a wall Job 1:10 - an hedge Psalms 46:5 - God is Psalms 51:18 - build Psalms 85:9 - glory Psalms 125:2 - the Lord Psalms 127:1 - except Isaiah 31:4 - so shall Isaiah 31:9 - whose fire Isaiah 32:18 - General Isaiah 54:14 - for thou Jeremiah 14:9 - art Jeremiah 23:6 - dwell Jeremiah 30:10 - and shall Jeremiah 32:37 - I will cause Ezekiel 28:26 - and they shall dwell Ezekiel 35:10 - whereas Ezekiel 37:26 - set Ezekiel 38:11 - go to Ezekiel 38:14 - dwelleth Ezekiel 40:5 - a wall Ezekiel 42:20 - it had Micah 2:9 - my glory Zephaniah 3:5 - is in Zechariah 2:8 - After Zechariah 9:14 - seen Zechariah 12:8 - defend Matthew 18:20 - there
Cross-References
Out of the ground the LORD God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
The name of the first is Pishon: this is the one which flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
and the gold of that land is good. There is aromatic resin and the shoham stone.
Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of `Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Again she gave birth, to Kayin's brother Hevel. Hevel was a keeper of sheep, but Kayin was a tiller of the ground.
From now on, when you till the ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the eretz."
Who gives rain on the eretz, And sends waters on the fields;
He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And plants for man to cultivate, That he may bring forth food out of the eretz:
Who causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the eretz; Who makes lightnings with the rain; Who brings forth the wind out of his treasuries;
Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the sky give showers? Aren't you he, the LORD our God? therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about,..... So that she needs no other wall to secure her, the power of God encompassing her about as the mountains did Jerusalem,
Psalms 125:2 and he being as a wall of fire to terrify and destroy her enemies; for our God is a consuming fire, Hebrews 12:29. Drusius thinks it is a metaphor taken from travellers in some countries, who kindle fires about their tents, to keep off lions, and other beasts of prey; and observes of lions particularly, that they are exceedingly terrified by fire; for which he refers to John Leo in his description of Africa; and Pliny makes e mention of several things that are terrifying to them, but especially fires, he says; and so Dr. Shaw f, of late, speaking of the lions in Barbary, remarks, fire is what they are the most afraid of; yet, notwithstanding all the precautions of the Arabs in this respect, with others he takes notice of, it frequently happens that these ravenous beasts, outbraving all those terrors, will leap into the midst of an enclosure or fold, and drag from thence a sheep, or a goat; and Tavernier g tells a story, by which he thinks it appears to be a vulgar error that lions will not come near the fire; though the relation itself shows it to be not only a received opinion, but a common custom to light fires in the night, to preserve from lions: his story is,
"a party of Dutch soldiers, under the command of a serjeant, far advanced in the country (about the Cape of Good Hope), and night coming on, they made a great fire, as well to keep themselves from the lions, as to warm themselves, and so lay down to sleep round about it; being asleep, a lion seized one of the soldier's arms, which with difficulty was got out, after the lion was shot;''
but this seems to be the case, when these creatures are dreadfully hunger bitten; however, be it as it will, God is the sure and safe protection of his people; who went before the people of Israel in a pillar of a cloud by day, and in a pillar of fire by night, when they passed through a terrible wilderness, in which were beasts of prey; and surrounded Elisha with horses and chariots of fire, when the king of Syria sent a large host to take him; so that he could say, to encourage his servant, "they that be for us are more than they that be with them", 2 Kings 6:15 who seem to be angels; and the Jews h here interpret it of the family of God, his angels, made a wall to Jerusalem to preserve it; the cherubim and a flaming sword, set to keep the garden of Eden, were, according to Lactantius i, a wall of fire about it; for (he says), when God cast man out of paradise, he walled it about with fire: but that was that man might not enter in; but here he himself is a wall of fire, that his people may be safe; hence they have no reason to fear the wrath of their enemies, the most fierce and furious, savage and cruel, comparable to lions, bears, c. for, if God is for them, on their side, and on all sides of them, who can be against them to any purpose? The Targum paraphrases it,
"my Word shall be unto her, saith the Lord, as a wall of fire encompassing her round about:''
and will be the glory in the midst of her: appear glorious in her, be glorified in her, and by her, and be her glory, and make her glorious; as the Lord does by granting his gracious presence with his church and people, in his word and ordinances; see Isaiah 4:1
Isaiah 60:13.
e Nat. Hist. l. 8. c. 16. f Travels, tom. 1. par. 3. c. 2. p. 172. g Travels through India, in Harris's Voyages and Travels, vol. 1. p. 848. h Pesikta Rabbati apud Yalkut in loc. i Institut. Divin. l. 2. c. 13.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And I, Myself in My own Being, will be to her a wall of fire - Not protection only, an inner circle around her, however near an enemy might press in upon her, but destructive to her enemies. Isaiah says, âNo weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise in judgment against thee thou shalt condemnâ Isaiah 54:17. Its defense, Isaiah says, shall be immaterial. âWe have a strong city; salvation shall God appoint for walls and bulwarksâ Isaiah 26:1; âthou shalt call thy walls salvation and thy gates praiseâ Isaiah 60:18). By a different figure it is said, âI will encamp about mine house because of the armyâ Zechariah 9:8.
And glory will I be in the midst of her - As Isaiah says, âThe Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy gloryâ Isaiah 60:19; and of Christ, âIn that day shall the Branch of the Lord be Beauty and Glory - to the escaped of Israelâ Isaiah 4:2.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Zechariah 2:5. I - will be unto her a wall of fire — Her safety shall consist in my defence. I shall be as fire round about her. No adversary shall be permitted to touch her. Much of this must refer to the New Jerusalem.
