For I,' declaresthe LORD,will be a wallof firearoundher, and I will be the gloryin her midst.'"
then the LORDwill createoverthe wholeareaof MountZionand overher assembliesa cloudby day,even smoke,and the brightnessof a flamingfireby night;for overallthe glorywill be a canopy.
But You, O LORD,are a shieldaboutme, My glory,and the One who liftsmy head.
But I will camparound My housebecauseof an army,Becauseof him who passesby and returns;And nooppressorwill passoverthem anymore,For nowI have seenwith My eyes.
And the cityhasnoneedof the sunorof the moonto shineon it, for the gloryof Godhas illuminedit, and its lamp[is] the Lamb.
Cryaloudand shoutfor joy,O inhabitantof Zion,For greatin your midstis the HolyOneof Israel.
God,in her palaces,Has made Himself knownas a stronghold.
But therethe majestic[One], the LORD,will be for us A placeof rivers[and] widecanalsOn which noboatwith oarswill go,And on which nomightyshipwill pass--
A LIGHTOF REVELATIONTO THE GENTILES,And the gloryof Your peopleIsrael."
WalkaboutZionand goaroundher; Counther towers;
Godis in the midstof her, she will not be moved;Godwill helpher when morningdawns.
SurelyHis salvationis nearto those who fearHim, That glorymay dwellin our land.
As the mountainssurroundJerusalem,So the LORDsurroundsHis peopleFrom thistimeforth and forever.
"His rockwill passawaybecauseof panic,And his princeswill be terrifiedat the standard,"Declaresthe LORD,whosefireis in Zionand whose furnaceis in Jerusalem.
Then my peoplewill livein a peacefulhabitation,And in securedwellingsand in undisturbedrestingplaces;
"Thereforeprophesy,sonof man,and sayto Gog,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"On that daywhen My peopleIsraelare livingsecurely,will you not know[it]?
He measuredit on the foursides;it had a wallallaround,the lengthfivehundredand the widthfivehundred,to dividebetweenthe holyand the profane.
"Singfor joyand be glad,O daughterof Zion;for beholdI am comingand I will dwellin your midst,"declaresthe LORD.
"Manynationswill jointhemselves to the LORDin that dayand will becomeMy people.Then I will dwellin your midst,and you will knowthat the LORDof hostshas sentMe to you.
Then the LORDwill appearoverthem, And His arrowwill goforthlike lightning;And the LordGODwill blowthe trumpet,And will marchin the stormwindsof the south.
"The measuringlinewill goout fartherstraightaheadto the hillGareb;then it will turnto Goah.
When the manwentout toward the eastwith a linein his hand,he measureda thousandcubits,and he ledme throughthe water,water[reaching] the ankles.
Thereforethussaysthe LORD,"I will returnto Jerusalemwith compassion;My housewill be builtin it," declaresthe LORDof hosts,"and a measuringlinewill be stretchedoverJerusalem."'
