Zechariah 2:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

and said, “Hurry! Tell that man with the measuring line that Jerusalem won't have any boundaries. It will be too full of people and animals even to have a wall.

Cross References

Esther 9:19

This is why the Jews in the villages now celebrate on the fourteenth day of the month. It is a joyful holiday that they celebrate by feasting and sending gifts of food to each other.

Isaiah 33:20

Look to Mount Zion where we celebrate our religious festivals. You will see Jerusalem, secure as a tent with pegs that cannot be pulled up and fastened with ropes that can never be broken.

Isaiah 44:26

I will make the message of my prophets come true. They are saying, “Jerusalem will be filled with people, and the LORD will rebuild the towns of Judah.”

Isaiah 49:20

Jerusalem is a woman whose children were born while she was in deep sorrow over the loss of her husband. Now those children will come and seek room in the crowded city,

Isaiah 54:16

Don't forget that I created metalworkers who make weapons over burning coals. I also created armies that can bring destruction.

Jeremiah 1:6

I replied, “I'm not a good speaker, LORD, and I'm too young.”

Jeremiah 31:24

The people will live in Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah. Some will be farmers, and others will be shepherds.

Jeremiah 31:27

Some day, Israel and Judah will be my field where my people and their livestock will grow.

Jeremiah 33:22

and there will be more descendants of David and of the priests from the Levi tribe than stars in the sky or grains of sand on the beach.

Ezekiel 38:11

to take advantage of Israel, that weak and peaceful country where people live safely inside towns that have no walls or gates or locks.

Daniel 1:17

God made the four young men clever and wise. They read a lot of books and became well educated. Daniel could also tell the meaning of dreams and visions.

Daniel 1:4

The king said, “They must be healthy, handsome, clever, wise, educated, and fit to serve in the royal palace. Teach them how to speak and write our language

Micah 7:11

Towns of Judah, the day is coming when your walls will be rebuilt, and your boundaries enlarged.

Zechariah 1:16

And so, I will have pity on Jerusalem. The city will be completely rebuilt, and my temple will stand again.

Zechariah 1:17

I also promise that my towns will prosper—Jerusalem will once again be my chosen city, and I will comfort the people of Zion.

Zechariah 12:6

At that time I will let the clans of Judah be like a ball of fire in a wood pile or a fiery torch in a hay stack. Then Judah will send the surrounding nations up in smoke. And once again the city of Jerusalem will be filled with people.

Zechariah 14:12

Here is what the LORD will do to those who attack Jerusalem: while they are standing there, he will make their flesh rot and their eyes fall from their sockets and their tongues drop out.

1 Timothy 4:12

Don't let anyone make fun of you, just because you are young. Set an example for other followers by what you say and do, as well as by your love, faith, and purity.