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Zechariah 2:2

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2:2 I asked, “Where are you going?” He replied, “To measure Jerusalem 1  in order to determine its width and its length.”

Zechariah 4:11

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4:11 Next I asked the messenger, “What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the menorah?”

Zechariah 8:15

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8:15 so, to the contrary, I have planned in these days to do good to Jerusalem and Judah – do not fear!

Zechariah 10:12

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10:12 Thus I will strengthen them by my power, 2  and they will walk about 3  in my name,” says the Lord.

Zechariah 12:9

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12:9 So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations 4  that come against Jerusalem.”

1 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

2 tc Heb “I will strengthen them in the Lord.” Because of the perceived problem of the Lord saying he will strengthen the people “in the Lord,” both BHK and BHS suggest emending גִּבַּרְתִּים (gibbartim, “I will strengthen them”) to גְּבֻרָתָם (gevuratam, “their strength”). This is unnecessary, however, for the Lord frequently refers to himself in that manner (see Zech 2:11).

3 tc The LXX and Syriac presuppose יִתְהַלָּלוּ (yithallalu, “they will glory”) for יִתְהַלְּכוּ (yithallÿkhu, “they will walk about”). Since walking about is a common idiom in Zechariah (cf. 1:10, 11; 6:7 [3x]) to speak of dominion, and dominion is a major theme of the present passage, there is no reason to reject the MT reading, which is followed by most modern English versions.

4 tn Or “peoples.”



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