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Zechariah 2

Introduction

1  God, in the care of Jerusalem, sends to measure it.
6  The redemption of Zion.
10  The promise of God's presence.
Verse 1

I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
lifted
1:18
a man
1:16, Ezekiel 40:3,5, 47:4, Revelation 11:1, 21:15
Verse 2

Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
Whither
5:10, John 16:5
To
Jeremiah 31:39, Ezekiel 45:6, 48:15-17,30-35, Revelation 11:1, 21:15-17
Verse 3

And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
the angel
1:9,13,14,19, 4:1,5, 5:5
and another
1:8,10,11
Verse 4

And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:
young
Jeremiah 1:6, Daniel 1:17, 1 Timothy 4:12
Jerusalem
We learn from Josephus, that Jerusalem actually overflowed with inhabitants, and gradually extended itself beyond its walls, and that Herod Agrippa fortified the new part, called Bezetha.
1:17, 8:4,5, 12:6, 14:10,11, Isaiah 33:20, 44:26, Jeremiah 30:18,19, 31:24,27, Jeremiah 31:38-40, 33:10-13, Ezekiel 36:10,11, Micah 7:11
Verse 5

For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
a wall
9:8, Psalms 46:7-11, 48:3,12, Isaiah 4:5, 12:6, 26:1,2, 33:21, 60:18,19
the glory
Psalms 3:3, Isaiah 60:19, Haggai 2:7-9, Luke 2:32, Revelation 21:10,11,23, 22:3-5
Verse 6

Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.
ho
Ruth 4:1, Isaiah 55:1
and flee
7, Genesis 19:17, Isaiah 48:20, 52:11,12, Jeremiah 1:14, 3:18, 31:8, 50:8, 51:6, Jeremiah 51:45,50, 2 Corinthians 6:16,17, Revelation 18:4
spread
Deuteronomy 28:64, Jeremiah 15:4, 31:10, Ezekiel 5:12, 11:16, 12:14,15, 17:21, Amos 9:9
Verse 7

Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Deliver
Genesis 19:17, Numbers 16:26,34, Isaiah 48:20, 52:11, Jeremiah 50:8, 51:6,45, Acts 2:40, Revelation 18:4
that
Isaiah 52:2, Micah 4:10
daughter
The Babylonians were vanquished by the Persians, formerly their servants, under Darius Hystaspes, who took Babylon after a siege of twelve months, demolished its walls, and put 300,000 of the inhabitants to death.
Verse 8

For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
After
4,5, 1:15,16, Isaiah 60:7-14
sent
9,11, Isaiah 48:15,16, Malachi 3:1, John 14:23,24,26, 15:21-23, 17:18, 1 John 4:9,10,14
the nations
2 Kings 24:2, Jeremiah 50:17,18, 51:34,35, Ezekiel 25:6,7,12,15, 26:2, 35:5, Joel 3:2-8, Amos 1:3-5,9,11,13, Obadiah 1:10-16, Micah 4:11, 5:6, 7:10, Habakkuk 2:8,17, Zephaniah 2:8
for
Genesis 20:6, Psalms 105:13-15, Acts 9:4, 2 Thessalonians 1:6
the apple
Deuteronomy 32:10, Psalms 17:8, Matthew 25:40,45
Verse 9

For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.
I will
Isaiah 10:32, 11:15, 13:2, 19:16
and they
Isaiah 14:2, 33:1,23, Jeremiah 27:7, Ezekiel 39:10, Habakkuk 2:8,17, Zephaniah 2:9
and ye
8, 4:9, 6:15, Jeremiah 28:9, John 13:19, 16:4
Verse 10

Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.
and rejoice
9:9, Psalms 47:1-9, 98:1-3, Isaiah 12:6, 35:10, 40:9, 42:10, 51:11, 52:9,10, Isaiah 54:1, 61:10, 65:18,19, 66:14, Jeremiah 30:19, 31:12, 33:11, Zephaniah 3:14,15, Philippians 4:4
lo
14:5, Psalms 40:7, Isaiah 40:9-11, Malachi 3:1
and I
8:3, Leviticus 26:12, Psalms 68:18, Ezekiel 37:27, Zephaniah 3:17, Matthew 28:20, John 1:14, John 14:23, 2 Corinthians 6:15,16, Revelation 2:1, 21:3
Verse 11

And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
many
8:20-23, Psalms 22:27-30, 68:29-31, 72:8-11,17, Isaiah 2:2-5, 11:9,10, Isaiah 19:24,25, 42:1-4, 45:14, 49:6,7,22,23, 52:10, 60:3-7, 66:19, Jeremiah 16:19, Malachi 1:11, Luke 2:32, Acts 28:28, 1 Peter 2:9,10, Revelation 11:15
in that day
3:10
my people
Exodus 12:49
thou
9, Ezekiel 33:33, John 17:21,23,25
Verse 12

And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
inherit
Exodus 19:5,6, Deuteronomy 32:9, Psalms 82:8, 135:4, Jeremiah 10:16, 51:19
and shall
1:17, Isaiah 41:9
Verse 13

Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.
Be
Psalms 46:10, Habakkuk 2:20, Zephaniah 1:7, Romans 3:19, 9:20
for
Psalms 68:5, 78:65, Isaiah 26:20,21, 42:13-15, 51:9, 57:5, Zephaniah 3:8
his holy habitation
Heb. the habitation of his holiness.
Deuteronomy 26:15, 2 Chronicles 30:27; *marg:; Psalms 11:4, 68:5, Isaiah 57:15, 63:15, Jeremiah 25:30

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