| 1 | And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a man, and in his hand a measuring line. |
| 2 | And I say, `Whither are thou going?` And he saith unto me, `To measure Jerusalem, to see how much [is] its breadth, and how much its length.` |
| 3 | And lo, the messenger who is speaking with me is going out, and another messenger is going out to meet him, |
| 4 | and he saith unto him, `Run, speak unto this young man, saying: Unwalled villages inhabit doth Jerusalem, From the abundance of man and beast in her midst. |
| 5 | And I -- I am to her -- an affirmation of Jehovah, A wall of fire round about, And for honour I am in her midst. |
| 6 | Ho, ho, and flee from the land of the north, An affirmation of Jehovah, For, as the four winds of the heavens, I have spread you abroad, An affirmation of Jehovah. |
| 7 | Ho, Zion, be delivered who art dwelling [with] the daughter of Babylon. |
| 8 | For thus said Jehovah of Hosts: After honour He hath sent me unto the nations who are spoiling you, For he who is coming against you, Is coming against the daughter of His eye. |
| 9 | For lo, I am waving my hand against them, And they have been a spoil to their servants. And ye have known that Jehovah of Hosts hath sent me. |
| 10 | Singe, and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, For lo, I am coming, and have dwelt in thy midst, An affirmation of Jehovah. |
| 11 | And joined have been many nations unto Jehovah in that day, And they have been to Me for a people, And I have dwelt in thy midst, And thou hast known that Jehovah of Hosts hath sent me unto thee. |
| 12 | And Jehovah hath inherited Judah, His portion on the holy ground, And He hath fixed again on Jerusalem. |
| 13 | Hush, all flesh, because of Jehovah, For He hath been roused up from His holy habitation!` |
