Zechariah 2:4

“and he said to him, “Run, speak to that young man, saying, ‘Jerusalem will be inhabited as unwalled towns because of the multitude of human beings and livestock in its midst.”

Zechariah 2:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 2:4, word by word

and he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
“Runרֻץruts

run

To move quickly on foot, at a run.

Where else “ruts” appears
speakדַּבֵּרdaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “daber” appears
thatהַלָּזhalaz

that, yonder

That one: points to something in sight, a little way off.

Where else “halaz” appears
young manנַּעַרnaar

boy

A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.

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‘Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears
will be inhabitedתֵּשֵׁבteshev

be inhabited

For a land to be inhabited.

Where else “teshev” appears
as unwalled townsפְּרָזוֹתperazot

open country, unwalled towns

Open country; a village or town without a wall to protect it.

Where else “perazot” appears
because of the multitudeרֹבrov

multitude

A great crowd of people or things.

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of human beingsאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

Where else “adam” appears
and livestockבְהֵמָהvehema

livestock

A four-legged animal, above all farm animals.

Where else “vehema” appears
in its midstתוֹכָtocha

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

Where else “tocha” appears

Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

3And look, the angel who talked with me was going out, and another angel was going out to meet him,

4 · This verse (above)

5And I will be to it, declares YHWH, a wall of fire all around, and for glory I will be in its midst.’”

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