Zechariah 2:1,3-5
Zechariah 2:1-5 The Message (MSG)
I looked up and was surprised to see a man holding a tape measure in his hand. I said, “What are you up to?” “I’m on my way,” he said, “to survey Jerusalem, to measure its width and length.” Just then the Messenger-Angel on his way out met another angel coming in and said, “Run! Tell the Surveyor, ‘Jerusalem will burst its walls— bursting with people, bursting with animals. And I’ll be right there with her’—GOD’s Decree—‘a wall of fire around unwalled Jerusalem and a radiant presence within.’” * * *
Zechariah 2:1-5-1-5 The Message (MSG)
I looked up and was surprised to see a man holding a tape measure in his hand. I said, “What are you up to?” “I’m on my way,” he said, “to survey Jerusalem, to measure its width and length.” Just then the Messenger-Angel on his way out met another angel coming in and said, “Run! Tell the Surveyor, ‘Jerusalem will burst its walls— bursting with people, bursting with animals. And I’ll be right there with her’—GOD’s Decree—‘a wall of fire around unwalled Jerusalem and a radiant presence within.’” * * *
Zechariah 2:1 King James Version (KJV)
I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Zechariah 2:3-5 King James Version (KJV)
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, 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: 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.
Zechariah 2:1 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Zechariah 2:3-5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
And behold, the angel who was speaking with me was going out, and another angel was coming out to meet him, and said to him, “Run, speak to that young man, saying, ‘Jerusalem will be inhabited without walls because of the multitude of men and cattle within it. For I,’ declares the LORD, ‘will be a wall of fire around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.’ ”
Zechariah 2:1 New Century Version (NCV)
Then I looked up and saw a man holding a line for measuring things.
Zechariah 2:3-5 New Century Version (NCV)
Then the angel who was talking with me left, and another angel came out to meet him. The second angel said to him, “Run and tell that young man, ‘Jerusalem will become a city without walls, because there will be so many people and cattle in it. I will be a wall of fire around it,’ says the LORD. ‘And I will be the glory within it.’
Zechariah 2:1 American Standard Version (ASV)
And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Zechariah 2:3-5 American Standard Version (ASV)
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, and said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, by reason of the multitude of men and cattle therein. For I, saith Jehovah, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.
Zechariah 2:1 New International Version (NIV)
Then I looked up, and there before me was a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Zechariah 2:3-5 New International Version (NIV)
While the angel who was speaking to me was leaving, another angel came to meet him and said to him: “Run, tell that young man, ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the great number of people and animals in it. And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will be its glory within.’
Zechariah 2:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Zechariah 2:3-5 New King James Version (NKJV)
And there was the angel who talked with me, going out; and another angel was coming out to meet him, who said to him, “Run, speak to this young man, saying: ‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it. For I,’ says the LORD, ‘will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.’ ”
Zechariah 2:1 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And I looked up, and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Zechariah 2:3-5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And behold, the angel who was speaking with me was going out, and another angel was coming out to meet him, and he said to the second angel, “Run, speak to that young man, saying, ‘Jerusalem will be inhabited [like villages] without walls [spreading out into the open country] because of the great number of people and livestock in it. For I,’ declares the LORD, ‘will be a wall of fire around her [protecting her from enemies], and I will be the glory in her midst.’ ”
Zechariah 2:1 New Living Translation (NLT)
When I looked again, I saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Zechariah 2:3-5 New Living Translation (NLT)
Then the angel who was with me went to meet a second angel who was coming toward him. The other angel said, “Hurry, and say to that young man, ‘Jerusalem will someday be so full of people and livestock that there won’t be room enough for everyone! Many will live outside the city walls. Then I, myself, will be a protective wall of fire around Jerusalem, says the LORD. And I will be the glory inside the city!’”
Zechariah 2:1 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Then I looked up again and had another vision. Behold, I saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Zechariah 2:3-5 The Passion Translation (TPT)
And behold, the angel who was talking with me left, and another angel came out to meet him. He said to him, “Run, and tell the surveyor to stop measuring, for Jerusalem will be too full of people and animals to measure or be enclosed by walls. So, I, YAHWEH, will be a protective wall of fire surrounding her and a radiant glory within her.”
Zechariah 2:1 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand!
Zechariah 2:3-5 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
And behold, the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him and 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. And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory in her midst.’”