Zechariah 2:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Zechariah 2:7

5 For I,’ says the Lord, ‘will be ^aa wall of fire all around her, ^band I will be the glory in her midst.’ ”

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6 “Up, up! Flee ^afrom the land of the north,” says the Lord; “for I have ^bspread you abroad like the four winds of heaven,” says the Lord.

7 “Up, Zion! ^aEscape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.”

8 For thus says the Lord of hosts: “He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who ^atouches you touches the apple of His eye.

9 For surely I will ^ashake My hand against them, and they shall become¹ spoil for their servants. Then ^byou will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me.

10 ^a“Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For behold, I am coming and I ^bwill dwell in your midst,” says the Lord.

11 ^a“Many nations shall be joined to the Lord ^bin that day, and they shall become ^cMy people. And I will dwell in your midst. Then ^dyou will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you.

12 And the Lord will ^atake possession of Judah as His inheritance in the Holy Land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

Verse Comparison: Zechariah 2:7

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American Standard Version
Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

Amplified® Bible
Ho! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon!

Contemporary English Version
Leave Babylonia and hurry back to Zion."

Darby English Version
Ho! escape, Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

Good News Bible
(SEE 2:6)

King James Version
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

New American Standard Bible
"Ho, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."

New International Version
"Come, O Zion! Escape, you who live in the Daughter of Babylon!"

New King James Version
“Up, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Ho, Zion! Escape, you who live with the daughter of Babylon."

Revised Standard Version
Ho! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.

Young's Literal Translation
Ho, Zion, be delivered who art dwelling `with' the daughter of Babylon.

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