God’s Favor to Zion

2 ^[a]Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a man with a ^(A)measuring line in his hand. ² So I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To ^(B)measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is.” ³ And behold, the ^(C)angel who had been speaking with me was going out, and another angel was going out to meet him. ⁴ And he said to him, “Run, speak to that ^(D)young man there, saying, ‘^(E)Jerusalem will be inhabited ^(F)as open country because of the ^(G)multitude of people and cattle within it. ⁵ But I,’ declares the Lord, ‘will be a ^(H)wall of fire to her on all sides, and I will be the ^(I)glory in her midst.’”

⁶ “^[b]You there! ^(J)Flee from the land of the north,” declares the Lord, “because I have ^(K)spread you out like the four winds of the heavens,” declares the Lord. ⁷ “^[c]You, Zion! ^(L)Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.” ⁸ For the Lord of armies says this: “After ^(M)glory He has sent me against the nations that plunder you, for the one who touches you, touches the ^[d](N)apple of His eye. ⁹ For behold, I am going to ^(O)wave My hand over them so that they will be ^(P)plunder for their slaves. Then you will know that the Lord of armies has sent Me. ^10 (Q)Shout for joy and rejoice, daughter of Zion; for behold I am coming and I will ^(R)dwell in your midst,” declares the Lord. ¹¹ “And ^(S)many nations will join themselves to the Lord on that day and will become My people. Then I will ^(T)dwell in your midst, and you will ^(U)know that the Lord of armies has sent Me to you. ¹² And the Lord will ^[e](V)possess Judah as His portion in the holy land, and will again ^(W)choose Jerusalem.

¹³ “^[f](X)Be silent, all ^[g]mankind, before the Lord; for He has ^(Y)roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”