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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 2:4

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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 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 Lord will be an invisible but strong wall (v. 5).



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