Zechariah

Zechariah 2:2–5

2“Where are you going?” I asked.

“To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.”

3Then the angel who was speaking with me went forth, and another angel came forward to meet him 4and said to him, “Run and tell that young man: ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the multitude of men and livestock within it. 5For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”

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Zechariah 2:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whereאָ֖נָה’ā·nāhInterrogativeH575 where?
are youאַתָּ֣ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
goingהֹלֵ֑ךְhō·lêḵVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
I askedוָאֹמַ֕רwā·’ō·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
To measureלָמֹד֙lā·mōḏPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH4058 measure
Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
he repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
and to determineלִרְא֥וֹתlir·’ō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7200 see
its widthרָחְבָּ֖הּrā·ḥə·bāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH7341 breadth, width
and lengthאָרְכָּֽהּ׃’ā·rə·kāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH753 length

Zechariah 2:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thenוְהִנֵּ֗הwə·hin·nêhConjunctive waw; InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
the angelהַמַּלְאָ֛ךְham·mal·’āḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4397 messenger
who was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֥רhad·dō·ḇêrArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1696 speak
with meבִּ֖יbîPreposition; first person common singular
went forthיֹצֵ֑אyō·ṣêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3318 go or come out
and anotherאַחֵ֔ר’a·ḥêrAdjective - masculine singularH312 another
angelוּמַלְאָ֣ךְū·mal·’āḵConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH4397 messenger
came forwardיֹצֵ֖אyō·ṣêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3318 go or come out
to meet himלִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃liq·rā·ṯōwPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH7122 encounter, befall

Zechariah 2:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to himאֵלָ֔וʾē·lå̄wPreposition; third person masculine singularH413 motion to
Runרֻ֗ץruṣVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH7323 run
and tellדַּבֵּ֛רdab·bêrVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularH1696 speak
thatהַלָּ֖זhal·lāzPronoun - masculine singularH1975 this
young manהַנַּ֥עַרhan·na·‘arArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5288 a shaking, scattering
Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
will be a cityתֵּשֵׁ֣בtê·šêḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
without wallsפְּרָזוֹת֙pə·rā·zō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH6519 open region, hamlet
because of the multitudeמֵרֹ֥בmê·rōḇPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
of menאָדָ֛ם’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
and livestockוּבְהֵמָ֖הū·ḇə·hê·māhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH929 beast, animal, cattle
within itבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃bə·ṯō·w·ḵāhPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH8432 midst

Zechariah 2:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
For Iוַאֲנִ֤יwa·’ă·nîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singularH589 I
will beאֶֽהְיֶה־’eh·yeh-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a wallח֥וֹמַתḥō·w·maṯNoun - feminine singular constructH2346 wall
of fireאֵ֖שׁ’êšNoun - common singularH784 fire
around itסָבִ֑יבsā·ḇîḇAdverbH5439 circuit, round about
declaresנְאֻם־nə·’um-Noun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and I will beאֶֽהְיֶ֥ה’eh·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the gloryוּלְכָב֖וֹדū·lə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH3519 abundance, honour, glory
within itבְתוֹכָֽהּ׃פḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāhPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH8432 midst

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Zechariah 2:2 Ezekiel 45:6 · Jeremiah 31:39 · Revelation 21:15–17 · Revelation 11:1 · Ezekiel 48:15–17 · Zechariah 5:10

Zechariah 2:3 Zechariah 1:19

Zechariah 2:4 Zechariah 1:17 · Ezekiel 38:11 · Jeremiah 33:22 · Micah 7:11 · Zechariah 12:6 · Ezekiel 36:10–11 · Zechariah 14:10–11 · Isaiah 44:26 · Isaiah 49:20 · Jeremiah 31:27 · Zechariah 8:4–5

Zechariah 2:5 Isaiah 4:5 · Psalm 3:3 · Zechariah 9:8 · Isaiah 60:18–19 · Revelation 21:23 · Isaiah 12:6 · Psalm 46:7–11 · Isaiah 33:21 · Isaiah 26:1–2 · Psalm 48:3 · Revelation 21:10–11 · Haggai 2:7–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.