Zechariah 2:5

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Zechariah 2:5 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 3:3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
  2. Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  3. Psalms 48:3God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.
  4. Psalms 48:12March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,
  5. Isaiah 4:5Then 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,
  6. Isaiah 12:6Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
  7. Isaiah 26:1In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.
  8. Isaiah 33:21But 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.
  9. Isaiah 60:18No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
  10. Jeremiah 31:39The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah.
  11. Ezekiel 47:3As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankle-deep water.
  12. Haggai 2:7I 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.
  13. Zechariah 1:16Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’
  14. Zechariah 9:8But 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.
  15. Luke 2:32a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
  16. Revelation 21:10And 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,
  17. Revelation 21:23And 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.
  18. Revelation 22:3No 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.

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