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| 1 And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a man, and in his hand a measuring line. |
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| 2 And I say, 'Whither are thou going ' And he saith unto me, 'To measure Jerusalem, to see how much [is] its breadth, and how much its length.' |
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| 3 And lo, the messenger who is speaking with me is going out, and another messenger is going out to meet him, |
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| 4 and he saith unto him, 'Run, speak unto this young man, saying: Unwalled villages inhabit doth Jerusalem, From the abundance of man and beast in her midst. |
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| 5 And I I am to her an affirmation of Jehovah, A wall of fire round about, And for honour I am in her midst. |
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| 6 Ho, ho, and flee from the land of the north, An affirmation of Jehovah, For, as the four winds of the heavens, I have spread you abroad, An affirmation of Jehovah. |
As the four winds of heaven – This does not say that they were spread to the four winds as that would imply given over to the powers of spiritual control (i.e., fallen angels). |
| 7 Ho, Zion, be delivered who art dwelling [with] the daughter of Babylon. |
Deliver thyself O Zion – Zion, the true church, cannot simply wait for the Lord to miraculously deliver her. She must be willing to take positive action in accordance with the principles of truth and righteousness. This expression does not remove the Lord from the equation, rather it is simply reminding us that we need to be active in His service. The result of this positive action will (due to the Lord's arrangements) result in the Zion class being delivered.
Daughter of Babylon – If this is a specific reference to "Babylon the great, the mother of harlots," then the true church is here described as dwelling with the various "daughter" systems, i.e., protestantism.
If this is a more general reference to the whole of Christendom (both mother and daughter systems) then this phrase "dwellest with daughter of Babylon" would simply indicate the true church is (at the time of the fulfillment of this prophecy) still in Babylon, thus dwelling with her daughters. |
| 8 For thus said Jehovah of Hosts: After honour He hath sent me unto the nations who are spoiling you, For he who is coming against you, Is coming against the daughter of His eye. |
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| 9 For lo, I am waving my hand against them, And they have been a spoil to their servants. And ye have known that Jehovah of Hosts hath sent me. |
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| 10 Singe, and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, For lo, I am coming, and have dwelt in thy midst, An affirmation of Jehovah. |
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| 11 And joined have been many nations unto Jehovah in that day, And they have been to Me for a people, And I have dwelt in thy midst, And thou hast known that Jehovah of Hosts hath sent me unto thee. |
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| 12 And Jehovah hath inherited Judah, His portion on the holy ground, And He hath fixed again on Jerusalem. |
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| 13 Hush, all flesh, because of Jehovah, For He hath been roused up from His holy habitation!' |
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