Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Zechariah 2

48 catchwords474 parallels

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Zechariah 2 . 1 , God , in the care of Jerusalem , sends to measure it; Zechariah 2 . 6 , The redemption of Zion; Zechariah 2 . 10 , The promise of God’s presence.

Zechariah 2:1

Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.

Zechariah 2:1 · BSB

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Zechariah 2:2

“Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.”

Zechariah 2:2 · BSB

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Zechariah 2:3

Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came out to meet him

Zechariah 2:3 · BSB

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Zechariah 2:4

and 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.

Zechariah 2:4 · BSB

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Jerusalem17 parallels

We learn from Josephus , that Jerusalem actually overflowed with inhabitants , and gradually extended itself beyond its walls , and that Herod Agrippa fortified the new part , called Bezetha

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Zechariah 2:5

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

Zechariah 2:5 · BSB

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Zechariah 2:6

“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.

Zechariah 2:6 · BSB

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Zechariah 2:7

“Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!”

Zechariah 2:7 · BSB

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daughter The Babylonians were vanquished by the Persians , formerly their servants , under Darius Hystaspes , who took Babylon after a siege of twelve months , demolished its walls , and put 300 ,000 of the inhabitants to death.

Zechariah 2:8

For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—

Zechariah 2:8 · BSB

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Zechariah 2:9

I will surely wave My hand over them, so that they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me.”

Zechariah 2:9 · BSB

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Zechariah 2:10

“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.

Zechariah 2:10 · BSB

and rejoice21 parallels

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Zechariah 2:11

"On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.

Zechariah 2:11 · BSB

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Zechariah 2:12

And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.

Zechariah 2:12 · BSB

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Zechariah 2:13

Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”

Zechariah 2:13 · BSB

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his holy habitation7 parallels

Heb. the habitation of his holiness

Reciprocal11 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web9 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Zechariah 2:1 → Ezekiel 40:3, Zechariah 2:11 → Isaiah 56:1-8
Trajectories
Camp of Israel (Sacred Geography), Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary), Gentile Inclusion (Light to the Nations), New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City), Rahab and Jericho (Faith Saves Gentiles)
Chiasms
Shaped Zechariah 1:7–6:8, Zechariah 2:1–13
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