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| 1 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
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| 2 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. |
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| 3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, |
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| 4 And 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: |
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| 5 For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. |
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| 6 Ho, 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. |
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| 7 Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. |
O Zion – The Kingdom of God, the Church. A297; T33
Daughter of Babylon – The nominal church. D38, D39, D42, D43
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| 8 For 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. |
He that toucheth you – Those who afflict or injure the spiritual seed injure the apple of the Lord's eye. R2847:3
Apple of his eye – The true Church, an object of special care. D29; OV380:3; OV423:3; R2847:3[R2847:4]
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| 9 For, 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. |
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| 10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. |
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| 11 And 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. |
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| 12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again. |
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| 13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation. |
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