Zechariah 2 - Easy To Read Version

¹ Then I looked up, and I saw a man holding a rope for measuring things.

² I asked him, “Where are you going?”

³ Then the angel that was speaking to me left. And another angel went out to talk to him.

⁴ He said to him, “Run and tell that young man that \{Jerusalem will be too big to measure\}. Tell him these things:

⁵ 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

⁶ “Hurry! Leave the land in the North\par in a hurry!\par Yes, it is true that I scattered your people\par in every direction.\par

⁷ You people from Zion now live in Babylon.\par Escape! Run away from that city!”\par The Lord All-Powerful said \{these things\}.\par He sent me to the nations\par that stole things from you.\par He sent me to bring \{you\} honor!\par

⁸ Why? Because hurting you\par is like hurting the pupil of God’s eye.\par

⁹ \{The people of Babylon took my people\par and made them slaves.\}\par But I will beat them, and they will become\par the slaves of my people.\par And then you will know\par that the Lord All-Powerful sent me.”\par

¹⁰ The Lord says,\par “Zion, be happy!\par Why? Because I am coming.\par And I will live in your city.\par

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

¹² The Lord will again choose Jerusalem\par to be his special city.\par Judah will be his share of the holy land.\par

¹³ Everyone, be quiet!\par The Lord is coming out of his holy house.\par