King James Version

Zechariah 2:5

For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Zechariah 2:9.

וַאֲנִ֤יvaaniand mineאֲנִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.אֶֽהְיֶהehyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לָּהּ֙lahtoלָּהּ֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toנְאֻםneumsaidנְאֻםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “said”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5002an oracle(hath) said, saith.יְהוָ֔הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).ח֥וֹמַתchomatwallחוֹמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “wall”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2346a wall of protectionwall, walled.אֵ֖שׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.סָבִ֑יבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.וּלְכָב֖וֹדulekhavodand to gloriousכָּבוֹדconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and to glorious”, the ordinary formH3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessglorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).אֶֽהְיֶ֥הehyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בְתוֹכָֽהּvetokhahin amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(2-9) For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For I, saith Jehovah, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I — I am to her — an affirmation of Jehovah, A wall of fire round about, And for honour I am in her midst.

World English Bible

For I,’ says Yahweh, ‘will be to her a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory in the middle of her.

Darby Translation

and I, saith Jehovah, I will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

Douay-Rheims

And I will be to it, saith the Lord, a wall of fire round about: and I will be in glory in the midst thereof.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(2-9) For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will be to her, saith the Lord, a wall of fire round about, and I will be for a glory in the midst of her.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἐγὼ ἔσομαι αὐτῇ, λέγει Κύριος, τεῖχος πυρὸς κυκλόθεν, καὶ εἰς δόξαν ἔσομαι ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῆς.