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Zechariah 2:5

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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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  1. Isaiah 4:5Rank 1 from verse 5
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    5And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.

  2. Psalms 3:3Rank 2 from verse 5
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    3But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

  3. Zechariah 9:8Rank 3 from verse 5
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    8And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

  4. Isaiah 60:18–19Rank 4 from verse 5
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    18Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.

    19The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

  5. Revelation 21:23Rank 5 from verse 5
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    23And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

  6. Isaiah 12:6Rank 6 from verse 5
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    6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

  7. Isaiah 26:1–2Rank 7 from verse 5
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    1IN that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.

    2Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.

  8. Isaiah 33:21Rank 8 from verse 5
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    21But there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

  9. Psalms 46:7–11Rank 9 from verse 5
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    7The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

    8Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

    9He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

    10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

    11The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

  10. Haggai 2:7–9Rank 10 from verse 5
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    7And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.

    8The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.

    9The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts.

  11. Luke 2:32Rank 11 from verse 5
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    32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

  12. Psalms 48:12Rank 12 from verse 5
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    12Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

  13. Psalms 48:3Rank 13 from verse 5
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    3God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

  14. Revelation 21:10–11Rank 14 from verse 5
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    10And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

    11Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

  15. Revelation 22:3–5Rank 15 from verse 5
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    3And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

    4And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

    5And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

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Zechariah 2:5

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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wall

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Sense 1: A structure raised to enclose, divide, or defend a place. Sense 2: Figuratively, a defense or protection.

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fire

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Burning flame and heat that gives light, consumes, purifies, or destroys.

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about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

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glory

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Sense 1: Splendour, honour, praise, majesty, or a ground of rejoicing or boasting. Sense 2: To boast, exult, take pride, or rejoice in a person or thing.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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midst

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The middle, centre, interior, or intervening part of a place, body, company, or condition; among, within, surrounded by, or in the presence of persons or things.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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2:1I LIFTED up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

2:2Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.

2:3And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

2:4And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:

2:5For 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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