For I,' declaresthe LORD,will be a wallof firearoundher, and I will be the gloryin her midst.'"
As the mountainssurroundJerusalem,So the LORDsurroundsHis peopleFrom thistimeforth and forever.
But You, O LORD,are a shieldaboutme, My glory,and the One who liftsmy head.
Godis in the midstof her, she will not be moved;Godwill helpher when morningdawns.
WalkaboutZionand goaroundher; Counther towers;
God,in her palaces,Has made Himself knownas a stronghold.
SurelyHis salvationis nearto those who fearHim, That glorymay dwellin our land.
Cryaloudand shoutfor joy,O inhabitantof Zion,For greatin your midstis the HolyOneof Israel.
"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;
But therethe majestic[One], the LORD,will be for us A placeof rivers[and] widecanalsOn which noboatwith oarswill go,And on which nomightyshipwill pass--
then the LORDwill createoverthe wholeareaof MountZionand overher assembliesa cloudby day,even smoke,and the brightnessof a flamingfireby night;for overallthe glorywill be a canopy.
"The measuringlinewill goout fartherstraightaheadto the hillGareb;then it will turnto Goah.
"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.
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."'
"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.
But I will camparound My housebecauseof an army,Becauseof him who passesby and returns;And nooppressorwill passoverthem anymore,For nowI have seenwith My eyes.
A LIGHTOF REVELATIONTO THE GENTILES,And the gloryof Your peopleIsrael."
And the cityhasnoneedof the sunorof the moonto shineon it, for the gloryof Godhas illuminedit, and its lamp[is] the Lamb.
