Zechariah 2:2
Context2:2 I asked, “Where are you going?” He replied, “To measure Jerusalem 1 in order to determine its width and its length.”
Zechariah 2:4
Context2:4 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 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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