10 “‘So do not be afraid,(A) Jacob my servant;(B)
    do not be dismayed, Israel,’
declares the Lord.
‘I will surely save(C) you out of a distant place,
    your descendants from the land of their exile.
Jacob will again have peace and security,(D)
    and no one will make him afraid.(E)

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11 I am with you(A) and will save you,’
    declares the Lord.
‘Though I completely destroy all the nations
    among which I scatter you,
    I will not completely destroy(B) you.
I will discipline(C) you but only in due measure;
    I will not let you go entirely unpunished.’(D)

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“For I will give the command,
    and I will shake the people of Israel
    among all the nations
as grain(A) is shaken in a sieve,(B)
    and not a pebble will reach the ground.(C)

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“Come! Come! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the Lord, “for I have scattered(A) you to the four winds of heaven,”(B) declares the Lord.(C)

“Come, Zion! Escape,(D) you who live in Daughter Babylon!”(E) For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye(F) I will surely raise my hand against them so that their slaves will plunder them.[a](G) Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me.(H)

10 “Shout(I) and be glad, Daughter Zion.(J) For I am coming,(K) and I will live among you,”(L) declares the Lord.(M) 11 “Many nations will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my people.(N) I will live among you and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.(O) 12 The Lord will inherit(P) Judah(Q) as his portion in the holy land and will again choose(R) Jerusalem. 13 Be still(S) before the Lord, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.(T)

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 2:9 Or says after … eye: “I … plunder them.”

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