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Then I looked up and saw a man holding a rope for measuring things. |
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I asked him, "Where are you going?" He said to me, "I am going to measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is." |
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3
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Then the angel who was speaking to me left, and another angel went out to talk to him. |
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He said to him, "Run and tell that young man this: 'Jerusalem will be a city without walls, because there will be too many people and animals living there.' |
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The Lord says, 'I will be a wall of fire around her, to protect her, and to bring glory to that city, I will live there.'" The Lord says, |
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"Hurry! Leave the land in the North in a hurry. Yes, it is true that I scattered your people in every direction. |
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You people from Zion now live in Babylon. Escape! Run away from that city!" |
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The Lord sent me to the nations that took away your wealth. He sent me to bring you honor. And this is what the Lord All-Powerful said: "If anyone even touches you, it is as if they did it to the pupil of my eye. |
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I will punish them, and you, their slaves, will take all their wealth." When this happens, then you will know that the Lord All-Powerful sent me. |
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The Lord says, "Zion, be happy, because I am coming, and I will live in your city. |
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At that time people from many nations will come to me. They will become my people, and I will live in your city." Then you will know that the Lord All-Powerful sent me. |
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The Lord will again choose Jerusalem to be his special city. Judah will be his share of the holy land. |
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Everyone, be quiet! The Lord is coming out of his holy house. |
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