Zechariah 2:4

and said to him, “Hurry, speak to this young man ¹  as follows: ‘Jerusalem will no longer be enclosed by walls ²  because of the multitude of people and animals there.

Isa 33:20; Isa 44:26; Jer 1:6; Jer 30:18,19; Jer 31:24,27; Jer 31:38-40; Jer 33:10-13; Eze 36:10,11; Da 1:17; Mic 7:11; Zec 1:17; Zec 8:4,5; Zec 12:6; Zec 14:10,11; 1Ti 4:12

¹ sn That is, to Zechariah.

² 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).