Zechariah 2:5

"and said to him, “Run, speak to this young man, saying, ‘Jerusalem will be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it."

Key Reflection

This verse envisions Jerusalem as a city abundant with people and animals, symbolizing its future prosperity and security. The lack of walls, typically seen as a protection against invaders, suggests that God's presence will ensure peace and safety in the city, transcending physical defenses.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And I, Myself in My own Being, will be to her a wall of fire -Not protection only, an inner circle around her, however near an enemy might press in upon her, but destructive to her enemies. Isaiah says, “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise in judgment against thee thou shalt condemn”Isaiah 54:17. Its defense, Isaiah says, shall be immaterial. “We have a strong city; salvation shall God appoint for walls and bulwarks”Isaiah 26:1; “thou shalt call thy walls salvation and thy gates praise”Isaiah 60:18). By a different figure it is said, “I will encamp about mine house because of the army”Zechariah 9:8.

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