And said unto him, Run, speak to this [a]young man, and say, [b]Jerusalem shall be inhabited without walls, for the multitude of men and cattle therein.

For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of [c]fire round about, and will [d]be the glory in the midst of her.

Ho, ho, come [e]forth, and flee from the land of the North, saith the Lord: for I have scattered you into the four [f]winds of the heaven, saith the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 2:4 Meaning, himself Zechariah.
  2. Zechariah 2:4 Signifying the spiritual Jerusalem and Church under Christ, which should be extended by the Gospel through all the world, and should need no material walls, nor trust in any worldly strength, but should be safely preserved and dwell in peace among all their enemies.
  3. Zechariah 2:5 To defend my Church, to fear the enemies and to destroy them if they approach near.
  4. Zechariah 2:5 In me they shall have their full felicity and glory.
  5. Zechariah 2:6 He calleth to them, which partly for fear, and partly for their own case, remained still in captivity, and so preferred their own private commodities to the benefits of God promised in his Church.
  6. Zechariah 2:6 As it was I that scattered you, so have I power to restore you.

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