Zec:2:1: I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Zec:2:2: Then said I, Whither goest thou?  And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
Zec:2:3: And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
Zec:2:4: And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:
Zec:2:5: For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
Zec:2:6: Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.
Zec:2:7: Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Zec:2:8: For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
Zec:2:9: For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.
Zec:2:10: Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.
Zec:2:11: And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
Zec:2:12: And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
Zec:2:13: Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.

Chapter 3

Zec:3:1: And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
Zec:3:2: And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
Zec:3:3: Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.
Zec:3:4: And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him.  And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.
Zec:3:5: And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head.  So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments.  And the angel of the LORD stood by.
Zec:3:6: And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying,
Zec:3:7: Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.
Zec:3:8: Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
Zec:3:9: For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
Zec:3:10: In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.

Chapter 4

Zec:4:1: And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,
Zec:4:2: And said unto me, What seest thou?  And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:
Zec:4:3: And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
Zec:4:4: So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
Zec:4:5: Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be?  And I said, No, my lord.
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