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Ezekiel 45

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¹ So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these?" And he answered me, "These are the horns [the powerful Gentile nations] that have scattered Judah (the Southern Kingdom), Israel (the Northern Kingdom), and Jerusalem (capital city of Judah)."

² Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen.

³ I asked, "What are these [horns and craftsmen] coming to do?" And he said, "These are the horns (powers) that have scattered Judah so that no man raised up his head [because of the suffering inflicted by the Gentile nations]. But these craftsmen have come to terrify them and make them panic, and throw down the horns of the nations who have lifted up their horns against the land of Judah in order to scatter it."

⁴ And I looked up, and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.

⁵ So I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is."

⁶ And behold, the angel who was speaking with me was going out, and another angel was coming out to meet him,

⁷ and he said to the second angel, "Run, speak to that young man, saying, 'Jerusalem will be inhabited [like villages] without walls [spreading out into the open country] because of the great number of people and livestock in it.

⁸ For I,' declares the LORD, 'will be a wall of fire around her [protecting her from enemies], and I will be the glory in her midst.'"

⁹ "[1] Hear this! Flee from [Babylon] the land of the north [which shall come under judgment]," declares the LORD, "for I have scattered you like the four winds of the heavens," declares the LORD.

¹⁰ Hear, Zion (Jerusalem)! Escape,[2] you who are living with the daughter of Babylon!

¹¹ For thus says the LORD of hosts, "After[3] glory He has sent Me against the nations which plunder you—for he who touches you, touches the apple of His eye.

¹² Behold, I will wave my hand over them and they shall become plunder for their own slaves. Then you shall know (recognize, understand fully) that the LORD of hosts has sent Me.

¹³ Sing for joy and rejoice, O Daughter of Zion; for behold, I am coming, and I will dwell in your midst," declares the LORD.

¹⁴ Many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day and shall be My people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know (recognize, understand fully) that the LORD of hosts has sent Me to you.

¹⁵ The LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem.

¹⁶ "Be still before the LORD, all mankind; for He is roused (raised up) from His holy habitation [in response to His persecuted people]."

¹⁷ Then the guiding angel showed me Joshua the high priest [representing disobedient, sinful Israel] standing before the[1] Angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at Joshua's right hand to be his adversary and to accuse him.

¹⁸ And the LORD said to Satan, "The LORD rebuke you, Satan! Even the LORD, who [now and ever] has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is this not a[2] log snatched and rescued from the fire?"

¹⁹ Now Joshua was clothed with[3] filthy (nauseatingly vile) garments and was standing before the Angel [of the LORD].

²⁰ He spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, "Remove the filthy garments from him." And He said to Joshua, "See, I have caused your wickedness to be taken away from you, and I will clothe and beautify you with rich robes [of forgiveness]."

²¹ And I (Zechariah) said, "Let them put a clean turban on his head." So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with [rich] garments. And the Angel of the LORD stood by.

²² And the Angel of the LORD [solemnly and earnestly] admonished Joshua, saying,

²³ Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'If you will walk in My ways [that is, remain faithful] and perform My service, then you will also govern My house and have charge of My courts, and I will give you free access [to My presence] among these who are standing here. Now listen, Joshua, the high priest, you and your colleagues who are sitting in front of you—indeed they are men who are a symbol [of what is to come]—for behold, I am going to bring in My servant the[4] Branch [in Messianic glory]. For behold, the[5] stone which I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes (symbolizing infinite intelligence, omniscience). Behold, I will engrave an inscription on it,' declares the LORD of hosts, 'and I will remove the wickedness and guilt of this land in a single day. In that day,' declares the LORD of hosts, 'every one of you will invite his neighbor to sit under his vine and his fig tree [enjoying peace and prosperity in the kingdom].'

²⁴ And the angel who was speaking with me came back and awakened me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep.

²⁵ He said to me, "What do you see?" I said, "I see, and behold, a[1] lampstand all of gold, with its bowl [for oil] on the top of it and its seven lamps on it with seven spouts belonging to each of the lamps which are on the top of it.

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1	So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these?" And he answered me, "These are the horns [the powerful Gentile nations] that have scattered Judah (the Southern Kingdom), Israel (the Northern Kingdom), and Jerusalem (capital city of Judah)."
2	Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen.
3	I asked, "What are these [horns and craftsmen] coming to do?" And he said, "These are the horns (powers) that have scattered Judah so that no man raised up his head [because of the suffering inflicted by the Gentile nations]. But these craftsmen have come to terrify them and make them panic, and throw down the horns of the nations who have lifted up their horns against the land of Judah in order to scatter it."
4	And I looked up, and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
5	So I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is."
6	And behold, the angel who was speaking with me was going out, and another angel was coming out to meet him,
7	and he said to the second angel, "Run, speak to that young man, saying, 'Jerusalem will be inhabited [like villages] without walls [spreading out into the open country] because of the great number of people and livestock in it.
8	For I,' declares the LORD, 'will be a wall of fire around her [protecting her from enemies], and I will be the glory in her midst.'"
9	"[1] Hear this! Flee from [Babylon] the land of the north [which shall come under judgment]," declares the LORD, "for I have scattered you like the four winds of the heavens," declares the LORD.
10	Hear, Zion (Jerusalem)! Escape,[2] you who are living with the daughter of Babylon!
11	For thus says the LORD of hosts, "After[3] glory He has sent Me against the nations which plunder you—for he who touches you, touches the apple of His eye.
12	Behold, I will wave my hand over them and they shall become plunder for their own slaves. Then you shall know (recognize, understand fully) that the LORD of hosts has sent Me.
13	Sing for joy and rejoice, O Daughter of Zion; for behold, I am coming, and I will dwell in your midst," declares the LORD.
14	Many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day and shall be My people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know (recognize, understand fully) that the LORD of hosts has sent Me to you.
15	The LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem.
16	"Be still before the LORD, all mankind; for He is roused (raised up) from His holy habitation [in response to His persecuted people]."
17	Then the guiding angel showed me Joshua the high priest [representing disobedient, sinful Israel] standing before the[1] Angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at Joshua's right hand to be his adversary and to accuse him.
18	And the LORD said to Satan, "The LORD rebuke you, Satan! Even the LORD, who [now and ever] has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is this not a[2] log snatched and rescued from the fire?"
19	Now Joshua was clothed with[3] filthy (nauseatingly vile) garments and was standing before the Angel [of the LORD].
20	He spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, "Remove the filthy garments from him." And He said to Joshua, "See, I have caused your wickedness to be taken away from you, and I will clothe and beautify you with rich robes [of forgiveness]."
21	And I (Zechariah) said, "Let them put a clean turban on his head." So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with [rich] garments. And the Angel of the LORD stood by.
22	And the Angel of the LORD [solemnly and earnestly] admonished Joshua, saying,
23	Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'If you will walk in My ways [that is, remain faithful] and perform My service, then you will also govern My house and have charge of My courts, and I will give you free access [to My presence] among these who are standing here. Now listen, Joshua, the high priest, you and your colleagues who are sitting in front of you—indeed they are men who are a symbol [of what is to come]—for behold, I am going to bring in My servant the[4] Branch [in Messianic glory]. For behold, the[5] stone which I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes (symbolizing infinite intelligence, omniscience). Behold, I will engrave an inscription on it,' declares the LORD of hosts, 'and I will remove the wickedness and guilt of this land in a single day. In that day,' declares the LORD of hosts, 'every one of you will invite his neighbor to sit under his vine and his fig tree [enjoying peace and prosperity in the kingdom].'
24	And the angel who was speaking with me came back and awakened me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep.
25	He said to me, "What do you see?" I said, "I see, and behold, a[1] lampstand all of gold, with its bowl [for oil] on the top of it and its seven lamps on it with seven spouts belonging to each of the lamps which are on the top of it.

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