Zechariah 2:5

Easy To Read Version

The Lord says,\par ‘I will be a wall of fire around her,\par protecting her.\par And to bring glory to that city,\par I will live there.’”\par

Cross References

Psalm 125:2

Mountains are all around Jerusalem.\par And the Lord is around his people.\par He will protect his people forever and ever.\par

Psalm 3:3

But, Lord, you are my shield.\par You are my Glory.\par Lord, you make me important! {\cf2\super [8]} \par

Psalm 46:5

God is in that city,\par so it will never be destroyed.\par God is there to help even before sunrise.\par

Psalm 48:12

Walk around Zion.\par Look at the city.\par Count the towers.\par

Psalm 48:3

In the palaces of that city,\par God is known as the Fortress.\par

Psalm 85:9

God will soon save his followers.\par We will soon live with honor on our land.\par

Isaiah 12:6

People of Zion, {\cf2\super [140]} shout about these things!\par The Holy One of Israel is with you\par in a powerful way.\par So, be happy!\par

Isaiah 31:9

Their place of safety will be destroyed. Their leaders will be defeated and leave their flag.

Isaiah 32:18

My people will live in the beautiful field of peace. My people will live in tents of safety. They will live in calm and peaceful places.

Isaiah 4:5

\{At that time, God will prove that he is with his people.\} During the day, God will make a cloud of smoke. And during the night, God will make a bright flaming fire. {\cf2\super [41]} These proofs will be in the sky over every building and over every meeting of the people on the mountain of Zion. {\cf2\super [42]} There will be a covering over every person {\cf2\super [43]} for protection.

Jeremiah 31:39

The measuring line {\cf2\super [263]} will stretch from the Corner Gate straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn to the place named Gorah.

Ezekiel 38:14

\{God said,\} “Son of man, {\cf2\super [300]} speak to Gog for me. Tell him that the Lord and Master says these things: ‘You will come to attack my people while they are living in peace and safety.

Ezekiel 42:20

He measured the four walls that went all the way around \{the temple\}. The wall was 500 cubits long and 500 cubits wide. It separated the holy area from the area that is not holy.

Ezekiel 47:3

The man walked east with a tape measure in his hand. He measured 1,000 cubits. {\cf2\super [464]} Then he told me to walk through the water at that place. The water was only ankle deep.

Zechariah 1:16

So the Lord says,\par “I will come back to Jerusalem\par and comfort her.”\par The Lord All-Powerful says,\par “Jerusalem will be built again.\par And my house will be built there.”\par

Zechariah 2:10

The Lord says,\par “Zion, be happy!\par Why? Because I am coming.\par And I will live in your city.\par

Zechariah 2:11

At that time, people from many nations\par will come to me.\par They will become my people.\par And I will live in your city.”\par And then you will know\par that the Lord All-Powerful sent me.\par

Zechariah 9:14

The Lord will appear to them,\par and he will shoot his arrows like lightning.\par The Lord my Master will blow the trumpet,\par and the army will rush forward\par like a desert dust storm.\par

Zechariah 9:8

I will not let enemy armies pass through it. I will not let them hurt my people any more. With my own eyes I saw how much my people suffered \{in the past\}.”

Luke 2:32

He (Jesus) is a light to show your way to the non-Jewish people.\par He will bring honor to your people, Israel (the Jews).”\par