Zechariah 2:6-8
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Interlude: An Appeal to the Exiles
6 Up, up! Flee from the land of the north, says the Lord; for I have spread you abroad like the four winds of heaven, says the Lord. 7 Up! Escape to Zion, you that live with daughter Babylon. 8 For thus said the Lord of hosts (after his glory[a] sent me) regarding the nations that plundered you: Truly, one who touches you touches the apple of my eye.[b]
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- Zechariah 2:8 Cn: Heb after glory he
- Zechariah 2:8 Heb his eye
Zechariah 2:6-8
New International Version
6 “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)
7 “Come, Zion! Escape,(D) you who live in Daughter Babylon!”(E) 8 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)—
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