Zechariah

Zechariah 2:4–5

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 2:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	אֵלָ֔ו	ʾē·lå̄w	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Run	רֻ֗ץ	ruṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7323 run
and tell	דַּבֵּ֛ר	dab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H1696 speak
that	הַלָּ֖ז	hal·lāz	Pronoun - masculine singular	H1975 this
young man	הַנַּ֥עַר	han·na·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
will be a city	תֵּשֵׁ֣ב	tê·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
without walls	פְּרָזוֹת֙	pə·rā·zō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H6519 open region, hamlet
because of the multitude	מֵרֹ֥ב	mê·rōḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
of men	אָדָ֛ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
and livestock	וּבְהֵמָ֖ה	ū·ḇə·hê·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
within it	בְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃	bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8432 midst

Zechariah 2:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For I	וַאֲנִ֤י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will be	אֶֽהְיֶה־	’eh·yeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a wall	ח֥וֹמַת	ḥō·w·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2346 wall
of fire	אֵ֖שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
around it	סָבִ֑יב	sā·ḇîḇ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and I will be	אֶֽהְיֶ֥ה	’eh·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the glory	וּלְכָב֖וֹד	ū·lə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
within it	בְתוֹכָֽהּ׃פ	ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8432 midst

Cross-references

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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.