Zechariah 2 · Verse 5

Zechariah 2:5

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.
Zechariah 2:5, King James Version

Zechariah 2:5 in other translations

BSBFor I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
WEBFor 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.
ASVFor I, saith Jehovah, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.
YLTAnd I--I am to her--an affirmation of Jehovah, A wall of fire round about, And for honour I am in her midst.
DARBYand I, saith Jehovah, I will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
BBEFor I, says the Lord, will be a wall of fire round about her, and I will be the glory inside her.
WebsterFor I, saith the LORD, will be to her a wall of fire on every side, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

What does Zechariah 2:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. I ... wall of fire round--Compare Zec 2:4. Yet as a city needs some wall, I Jehovah will act as one of fire which none durst approach (Zec 9:8; Is 26:1). glory in the midst--not only a defense from foes outside, but a glory within (Is 60:19; Re 21:23). The same combination of "glory and defense" is found in Is 4:5, alluding to the pillar of cloud and fire which defended and enlightened Israel in the desert. Compare Elisha in Dothan (2Ki 6:17). As God is to be her "glory," so she shall be His "glory" (Is 62:3).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 I - will be unto her a wall of fire - Her safety shall consist in my defense. I shall be as fire round about her. No adversary shall be permitted to touch her. Much of this must refer to the New Jerusalem.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 2:1-5

The Son of David, even the Man Christ Jesus, whom the prophet sees with a measuring line in his hand, is the Master-Builder of his church. God notices the extent of his church, and will take care that whatever number of guests are brought to the wedding-supper, there shall be room. This vision means well to Jerusalem. The walls of a city, as they defend it, so they straiten its inhabitants; but Jerusalem shall be…

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Zechariah 2:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַאֲנִ֤יva.'a.Niand IH589
אֶֽהְיֶה\־'eh.yeh-I will beH1961
לָּהּ֙lahto it
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
ח֥וֹמַתCho.mata wall ofH2346
אֵ֖שׁ'eshfireH784
סָבִ֑יבsa.Vivall aroundH5439
וּלְכָב֖וֹדu.le.kha.Vodand <into> gloryH3519
אֶֽהְיֶ֥ה'eh.YehI will becomeH1961
בְתוֹכָֽהּ\׃\ \פve.to.Khahin [the] middle of itH8432

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Zechariah 2:5

  • Isaiah 4:5

    And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.

  • Psalms 3:3

    But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

  • Zechariah 9:8

    And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

  • Isaiah 60:18-19

    Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

  • Revelation 21:23

    And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

  • Isaiah 12:6

    Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

  • Isaiah 26:1-2

    In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.

  • Isaiah 33:21

    But there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

  • Psalms 46:7-11

    The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth. He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. …

  • Psalms 48:3

    God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

  • Luke 2:32

    A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

  • Revelation 21:10-11

    And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a wall.
9:8; Ps 46:7-11; 48:3,12; Isa 4:5; 12:6; 26:1,2; 33:21; 60:18,19
the glory.
Ps 3:3; Isa 60:19; Hag 2:7-9; Lu 2:32; Re 21:10,11,23; 22:3-5

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Context

  • Zechariah 2:4

    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:

  • Zechariah 2:5

    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.

  • Zechariah 2:6

    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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Zechariah 2:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Yo seré para ella, dice Jehová, muro de fuego en derredor, y seré por gloria en medio de ella.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et je levai les yeux, et je regardai; et voici un homme, et dans sa main un cordeau à mesurer.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich, spricht Jehova, werde ihm eine feurige Mauer sein ringsum, und werde zur Herrlichkeit sein in seiner Mitte. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ego ero ei, ait Dominus, murus ignis in circuitu, et in gloria ero in medio ejus.