Zechariah 2:5 “For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will…”

Zechariah 2:5

For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

For I,’ says the LORD, ‘will be to her a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory in the middle of her.

American Standard Version

For I, saith Jehovah, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.

Geneva Bible 1599

For I, saith the Lord, will be vnto her a wall of fire round about, and wil be the glory in the middes of her.

Darby Translation

and I, saith Jehovah, I will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

Young's Literal Translation

And I — I am to her — an affirmation of Jehovah, A wall of fire round about, And for honour I am in her midst.

Bible in Basic English

For I, says the Lord, will be a wall of fire round about her, and I will be the glory inside her.

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Cross references

“a wall”

Isaiah 4:5 Zechariah 9:8 Isaiah 12:6 Psalm 46:7–11 Isaiah 33:21 Psalm 48:3

Isaiah 4:5 · BSB

Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy,

Zechariah 9:8 · BSB

But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with My own eyes.

Isaiah 12:6 · BSB

Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”

Psalm 46:7–11 · BSB

The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

Isaiah 33:21 · BSB

But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass.

Psalm 48:3 · BSB

God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.

“the glory”

Psalm 3:3 Revelation 21:23 Haggai 2:7–9 Luke 2:32 Revelation 22:3–5 Revelation 21:10

Psalm 3:3 · BSB

But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.

Revelation 21:23 · BSB

And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.

Haggai 2:7–9 · BSB

I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.

Luke 2:32 · BSB

a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”

Revelation 22:3–5 · BSB

No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him.

Revelation 21:10 · BSB

And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4and said to him, “Run and tell that young man: ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the multitude of men and livestock within it.

6“Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.

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