2:1 And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand!
2:1 I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.

2:2 Then I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length."
2:2 Then I asked, "Where are you going?" He answered me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length."

2:3 And behold, the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him,
2:3 Then the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him,

2:4 and said to him, "Run, say to that young man, `Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of men and cattle in it.
2:4 and said to him, "Run, say to that young man: Jerusalem shall be inhabited like villages without walls, because of the multitude of people and animals in it.

2:5 For I will be to her a wall of fire round about, says the LORD, and I will be the glory within her.'"
2:5 For I will be a wall of fire all around it, says the LORD, and I will be the glory within it."

2:6 Ho! ho! Flee from the land of the north, says the LORD; for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, says the LORD.
2:6 Up, up! Flee from the land of the north, says the LORD; for I have spread you abroad like the four winds of heaven, says the LORD.

2:7 Ho! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
2:7 Up! Escape to Zion, you that live with daughter Babylon.

2:8 For thus said the LORD of hosts, after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye:
2:8 For thus said the LORD of hosts (after his glory sent me) regarding the nations that plundered you: Truly, one who touches you touches the apple of my eye.

2:9 "Behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent me.
2:9 See now, I am going to raise my hand against them, and they shall become plunder for their own slaves. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent me.

2:10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for lo, I come and I will dwell in the midst of you, says the LORD.
2:10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! For lo, I will come and dwell in your midst, says the LORD.

2:11 And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in the midst of you, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
2:11 Many nations shall join themselves to the LORD on that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in your midst. And you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.

2:12 And the LORD will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem."
2:12 The LORD will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

2:13 Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.
2:13 Be silent, all people, before the LORD; for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.