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And Iוַאֲנִיwill beאֶהְיֶהto it,לָּהּdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהa wallחוֹמַתof fireאֵשׁall around,סָבִיבand for gloryוּלְכָבוֹדI will beאֶהְיֶהin its midst.’”בְתוֹכָהּ
Zechariah 2:5
Study it in the app“And I will be to it, declares YHWH, a wall of fire all around, and for glory I will be in its midst.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 2:5, word by word
- will beאֶהְיֶהehye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “ehye” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- a wallחוֹמַתchomat
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “chomat” appears- of fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- and for gloryכָבוֹדchavod
glory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “chavod” appears- in its midst.’תוֹכָtocha
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “tocha” appears
The context
4and 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.
5 · This verse (above)
6Ho! Ho! Flee from the land of the north, declares YHWH; for like the four winds of the heavens I have spread out you, declares YHWH.