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Zechariah 2:4,12 - Compare All Versions

Zechariah 2:4 NIV (New International Version)

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.

Zechariah 2:12 NIV (New International Version)

The LORD will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem.

Zechariah 2:4 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

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.

Zechariah 2:12 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

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

Zechariah 2:4 NLT (New Living Translation)

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.

Zechariah 2:12 NLT (New Living Translation)

The land of Judah will be the LORD’s special possession in the holy land, and he will once again choose Jerusalem to be his own city.

Zechariah 2:4 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

He said to him, “Run and tell this young man: Jerusalem will be inhabited without walls because of the number of people and animals in it.”

Zechariah 2:12 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

The LORD will take possession of Judah as his portion in the Holy Land, and he will once again choose Jerusalem.

Zechariah 2:4 KJV (King James Version)

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

Zechariah 2:12 KJV (King James Version)

And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

Zechariah 2:4 NKJV (New King James Version)

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.

Zechariah 2:12 NKJV (New King James Version)

And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His inheritance in the Holy Land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

Zechariah 2:1-5 MSG (The Message)

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 2:11-12 MSG (The Message)

Many godless nations will be linked up with GOD at that time. (“They will become my family! I’ll live in their homes!”) And then you’ll know for sure that GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies sent me on this mission. GOD will reclaim his Judah inheritance in the Holy Land. He’ll again make clear that Jerusalem is his choice. * * *

Zechariah 2:4 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

And he said to him, “Run, speak to that young man there, saying, ‘Jerusalem will be inhabited as open country because of the multitude of people and cattle within it.

Zechariah 2:12 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

And the LORD will possess Judah as His portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

Zechariah 2:4 AMP (Amplified Bible)

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.

Zechariah 2:12 AMP (Amplified Bible)

The LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem.

Zechariah 2:4 NET (New English Translation)

and said to him, “Hurry, speak to this young man as follows: ‘Jerusalem will no longer be enclosed by walls because of the multitude of people and animals there.

Zechariah 2:12 NET (New English Translation)

The LORD will take possession of Judah as his portion in the holy land and he will choose Jerusalem once again.