Zechariah 2:3-4
Context2:3 At this point the angelic messenger 1 who spoke to me went out, and another messenger came to meet him 2:4 and said to him, “Hurry, speak to this young man 2 as follows: ‘Jerusalem will no longer be enclosed by walls 3 because of the multitude of people and animals there.
1 tn See the note on the expression “angelic messenger” in 1:9.
2 sn That is, to Zechariah.
3 tn Heb “Jerusalem will dwell as open regions (פְּרָזוֹת, pÿrazot)”; cf. NAB “in open country”; CEV “won’t have any boundaries.” The population will be so large as to spill beyond the ancient and normal enclosures. The people need not fear, however, for the