Jerusalem · A wall of fire; nations joined to the LORD

Zechariah 2:1-13

Zechariah · ~519 BC · Status: Future · Confidence: 60% · Payne §Zech 5
“I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. 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.”
King James Version · the opening — all 13 verses are below
More of Zechariah 2 on this siteZechariah 2:10-11

Zechariah's vision of a Jerusalem without walls, the LORD Himself her wall of fire and glory, with many nations joined to Him and God dwelling in her midst.

Read the whole passage — all 13 verses (KJV)

2:1I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

2:2Then 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.

2:3And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

2:4And 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:

2:5For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

2:6Ho, 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.

2:7Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

2:8For 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.

2:9For, 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.

2:10Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.

2:11And 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.

2:12And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

2:13Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.

Fulfillment References

Zechariah 8:20-23 Revelation 21:3 Isaiah 60:1-3 Zechariah 2:11

How Traditions Read This Prophecy

Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalGod Himself dwelling in the midst, joining many nations to Him, is fulfilled in Jesus — Immanuel — gathering one people from all nations (Zech. 2:11; Rev. 21:3).
JewishGod's protective presence and glory in a restored Jerusalem, the nations drawn to the LORD — a vision of Messianic-age restoration.
CatholicFulfilled as God dwells among His people in Christ and the Church, the nations gathered in.
ProtestantThe LORD as His people's protection and glory, the 'many nations joined' fulfilled in the gospel's ingathering of the Gentiles.
OrthodoxGod dwelling in the midst of His people, the nations united to Him in the Church.
DispensationalAnticipates the literal restored Jerusalem of the kingdom, divinely protected, with the nations streaming in.
AcademicScholars read this among Zechariah's night visions (late 6th c. BC) as encouragement to the restoration community, the 'wall of fire' echoing divine-warrior and presence motifs.
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