16 Therefore, thus says the Lord, (A)I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy; (B)my house shall be built in it, declares the Lord of hosts, and (C)the measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.

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16 “Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘I will return(A) to Jerusalem with mercy, and there my house will be rebuilt. And the measuring line(B) will be stretched out over Jerusalem,’ declares the Lord Almighty.(C)

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Thus says the Lord: (A)I have returned to Zion and (B)will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, (C)and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, (D)and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, the holy mountain.

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This is what the Lord says: “I will return(A) to Zion(B) and dwell in Jerusalem.(C) Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City,(D) and the mountain(E) of the Lord Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain.(F)

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10 (A)Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for (B)behold, I come (C)and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord. 11 (D)And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. (E)And I will dwell in your midst, and (F)you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.

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10 “Shout(A) and be glad, Daughter Zion.(B) For I am coming,(C) and I will live among you,”(D) declares the Lord.(E) 11 “Many nations will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my people.(F) I will live among you and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.(G)

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24 “My servant (A)David (B)shall be king over them, and they shall all have (C)one shepherd. (D)They shall walk in my rules and be careful to obey my statutes. 25 (E)They shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children's children shall dwell there (F)forever, and David my servant shall be their prince (G)forever. 26 (H)I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be (I)an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land[a] and (J)multiply them, and will (K)set my sanctuary in their midst forevermore. 27 (L)My dwelling place shall be with them, (M)and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 28 Then (N)the nations will know that (O)I am the Lord who sanctifies Israel, when (P)my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.”

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  1. Ezekiel 37:26 Hebrew lacks in their land

24 “‘My servant David(A) will be king(B) over them, and they will all have one shepherd.(C) They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees.(D) 25 They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived.(E) They and their children and their children’s children will live there forever,(F) and David my servant will be their prince forever.(G) 26 I will make a covenant of peace(H) with them; it will be an everlasting covenant.(I) I will establish them and increase their numbers,(J) and I will put my sanctuary among them(K) forever.(L) 27 My dwelling place(M) will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.(N) 28 Then the nations will know that I the Lord make Israel holy,(O) when my sanctuary is among them forever.(P)’”

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14 (A)And the elders of the Jews built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They finished their building by decree of the God of Israel and (B)by decree of Cyrus and (C)Darius and (D)Artaxerxes king of Persia; 15 and this house was finished on the third day of the (E)month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

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14 So the elders of the Jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching(A) of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, a descendant of Iddo. They finished building the temple according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus,(B) Darius(C) and Artaxerxes,(D) kings of Persia. 15 The temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.(E)

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(A)“The hands of (B)Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also (C)complete it. (D)Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.

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“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation(A) of this temple; his hands will also complete it.(B) Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me(C) to you.

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(A)In overflowing anger for a moment
    I hid my face from you,
(B)but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,”
    says the Lord, your Redeemer.

“This is like (C)the days of Noah[a] to me:
    as I swore that the waters of Noah
    should no more go over the earth,
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you,
    and will not rebuke you.
10 For the mountains may depart
    and the hills be removed,
but my steadfast love shall not depart from you,
    and (D)my covenant of peace shall not be removed,”
    says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

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  1. Isaiah 54:9 Some manuscripts For this is as the waters of Noah

In a surge of anger(A)
    I hid(B) my face from you for a moment,
but with everlasting kindness(C)
    I will have compassion(D) on you,”
    says the Lord your Redeemer.(E)

“To me this is like the days of Noah,
    when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.(F)
So now I have sworn(G) not to be angry(H) with you,
    never to rebuke(I) you again.
10 Though the mountains be shaken(J)
    and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love(K) for you will not be shaken(L)
    nor my covenant(M) of peace(N) be removed,”
    says the Lord, who has compassion(O) on you.

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A Vision of a Man with a Measuring Line

[a] And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, (A)a man with a measuring line in his hand! Then I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, (B)“To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.”

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  1. Zechariah 2:1 Ch 2:5 in Hebrew

A Man With a Measuring Line

[a]Then I looked up, and there before me was a man with a measuring line in his hand. I asked, “Where are you going?”

He answered me, “To measure Jerusalem, to find out how wide and how long it is.”(A)

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  1. Zechariah 2:1 In Hebrew texts 2:1-13 is numbered 2:5-17.

Going on eastward with a measuring line in his hand, (A)the man measured a thousand cubits,[a] and then led me through the water, and it was ankle-deep.

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  1. Ezekiel 47:3 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

As the man went eastward with a measuring line(A) in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits[a] and then led me through water that was ankle-deep.

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  1. Ezekiel 47:3 That is, about 1,700 feet or about 530 meters

When he brought me there, behold, there was (A)a man whose appearance was (B)like bronze, with (C)a linen cord and (D)a measuring reed in his hand. And he was standing in the gateway.

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He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze;(A) he was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod(B) in his hand.

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The Lord Will Restore Israel

25 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: Now (A)I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on (B)the whole house of Israel, and (C)I will be jealous for my holy name. 26 They shall (D)forget their shame and all the treachery they have practiced against me, when (E)they dwell securely in their land with (F)none to make them afraid, 27 (G)when I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them from their enemies' lands, (H)and through them have vindicated my holiness in the sight of many nations. 28 (I)Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them into exile among the nations and then assembled them into their own land. I will leave none of them remaining among the nations anymore. 29 (J)And I will not hide my face anymore from them, when (K)I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, declares the Lord God.”

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25 “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will now restore the fortunes of Jacob[a](A) and will have compassion(B) on all the people of Israel, and I will be zealous for my holy name.(C) 26 They will forget their shame and all the unfaithfulness they showed toward me when they lived in safety(D) in their land with no one to make them afraid.(E) 27 When I have brought them back from the nations and have gathered them from the countries of their enemies, I will be proved holy through them in the sight of many nations.(F) 28 Then they will know that I am the Lord their God, for though I sent them into exile among the nations, I will gather them(G) to their own land, not leaving any behind.(H) 29 I will no longer hide my face(I) from them, for I will pour out my Spirit(J) on the people of Israel, declares the Sovereign Lord.(K)

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  1. Ezekiel 39:25 Or now bring Jacob back from captivity

Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
    Or who stretched the line upon it?

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Who marked off its dimensions?(A) Surely you know!
    Who stretched a measuring line(B) across it?

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14 And (A)the Lord stirred up the spirit of (B)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of (C)Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all (D)the remnant of the people. And they came and (E)worked on the house of the Lord of hosts, their God,

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14 So the Lord stirred up(A) the spirit of Zerubbabel(B) son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jozadak,(C) the high priest, and the spirit of the whole remnant(D) of the people. They came and began to work on the house of the Lord Almighty, their God,

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