Zechariah 2:1-5

Zechariah's vision of a man who wants to measure Jerusalem

1 Then I looked up and I saw a young man in front of me. He had a string in his hand that he could use to measure things. 2 I asked the man, ‘Where are you going?’

He replied, ‘I am going to measure Jerusalem. I want to see how wide it is and how long it is.’

3 The angel who had been speaking with me now went away from me. Another angel came to meet him. 4 The second angel said to the first angel, ‘Run to that young man. Tell him, “Jerusalem will no longer be a city that has walls around it. This is because there will be many people and many animals that live in it. 5 The Lord himself promises that he will protect Jerusalem. He will be like a wall of fire around the city. His own glory will shine inside the city.” ’