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and said, “Hurry! Tell that man with the measuring line that Jerusalem won't have any boundaries. It will be too full of people and animals even to have a wall. The Lord himself has promised to be a protective wall of fire surrounding Jerusalem, and he will be its shining glory in the heart of the city.”

A Call to Action

The Lord says to his people, “Run! Escape from the land in the north, where I scattered you to the four winds.

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and said to him: “Run, tell that young man, ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls(A) because of the great number(B) of people and animals in it.(C) And I myself will be a wall(D) of fire(E) around it,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will be its glory(F) within.’(G)

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

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