Zechariah 2 (ESV)

13 verses · English Standard Version · Essentially literal

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Zechariah Chapter 2 contains 13 verses and is presented here in the English Standard Version (ESV), which uses a essentially literal approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 14 chapters in Zechariah.

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1And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand!

2Then I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.”

3And behold, the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him

4and said to him, “Run, say to that young man, ‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of people and livestock in it.

5And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory in her midst.’”

6Up! Up! Flee from the land of the north, declares the LORD. For I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, declares the LORD.

7Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.

8For thus said the LORD of hosts, after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye:

9“Behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent me.

10Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, declares the LORD.

11And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.

12And the LORD will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.”

13Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD, for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.

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What is Zechariah 2 in the ESV?

Zechariah 2 in the English Standard Version (ESV) contains 13 verses. The ESV uses a essentially literal approach, first published in 2001 (rev. 2016).

How does the ESV translate Zechariah 2 differently?

The English Standard Version uses essentially literal, balancing accuracy with modern readability. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Zechariah 2 for a different perspective.

How many verses are in Zechariah 2 (ESV)?

Zechariah Chapter 2 contains 13 verses in the English Standard Version. The book of Zechariah has 14 chapters total.

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