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Escape, you who live in Daughter Babylon!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zechariah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Come away, people of Zion, you who are exiled in Babylon!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest <i>with</i> the daughter of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Up, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You, Zion! Escape, you who are living <i>with</i> the daughter of Babylon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Ho, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Ho, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Woe, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Hear, Zion (Jerusalem)! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Listen, Zion! Escape, you who are living with Daughter Babylon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Go, Zion! Escape, you who are living with Daughter Babylon.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Leave Babylonia and hurry back to Zion." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Hurry, Zion! Escape, you inhabitants of Babylon!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"'Come now, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the residents of Babylon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Escape, Zion, you who live among the Babylonians!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />'Come, Zion. Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />‘Come, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, Zion, be delivered who are dwelling [with] the daughter of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Ho, Zion, be delivered who art dwelling with the daughter of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Alas, O Zion, deliver thyself inhabiting the daughter of Babel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />O Sion, flee, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />O Zion, flee, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Up, Zion! Escape, you who dwell in daughter Babylon!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Up! Escape to Zion, you that live with daughter Babylon.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Deliver yourself, O Zion; deliver yourself, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Oh Zion, be delivered, inhabitant of the daughter of Babel!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Ho, Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>even</i> to Sion: deliver yourselves, ye that dwell <i>with</i> the daughter of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/2-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=291" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/2.htm">The Redemption of Zion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6</span>“Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1945.htm" title="1945: hō·w (Interjection) -- Ah! alas! ha! A prolonged form of how; oh!">“Get up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: ṣî·yō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">O Zion!</a> <a href="/hebrew/4422.htm" title="4422: him·mā·lə·ṭî (V-Nifal-Imp-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be smooth, i.e. to escape; causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks.">Escape,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">you who dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">with the Daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">of Babylon!”</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-20.htm">Isaiah 48:20</a></span><br />Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-8.htm">Jeremiah 50:8</a></span><br />Flee from the midst of Babylon; depart from the land of the Chaldeans; be like the he-goats that lead the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6</a></span><br />Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-45.htm">Jeremiah 51:45</a></span><br />Come out of her, My people! Save your lives, each of you, from the fierce anger of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-4.htm">Revelation 18:4</a></span><br />Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a></span><br />Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-12.htm">Isaiah 49:12</a></span><br />Behold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-12</a></span><br />On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-4.htm">Isaiah 60:4</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-11.htm">Isaiah 62:11</a></span><br />Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-10.htm">Micah 4:10</a></span><br />Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued; there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/11-10.htm">Hosea 11:10-11</a></span><br />They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west. / They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Ezekiel 11:17</a></span><br />Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered, and I will give back to you the land of Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-34.htm">Ezekiel 20:34</a></span><br />With a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Deliver yourself, O Zion, that dwell with the daughter of Babylon.</p><p class="hdg">Deliver.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-17.htm">Genesis 19:17</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-26.htm">Numbers 16:26,34</a></b></br> And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/48-20.htm">Isaiah 48:20</a></b></br> Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it <i>even</i> to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.</p><p class="hdg">that.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/52-2.htm">Isaiah 52:2</a></b></br> Shake thyself from the dust; arise, <i>and</i> sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/4-10.htm">Micah 4:10</a></b></br> Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go <i>even</i> to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.</p><p class="hdg">daughter.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/4-10.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jonah/1-4.htm">Danger</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-14.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/haggai/1-4.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Dwellest</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-7.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-19.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-6.htm">Ho</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-5.htm">Live</a> <a href="/nahum/3-15.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-17.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/6-10.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-11.htm">Danger</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-8.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-6.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-2.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-10.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/john/1-38.htm">Dwellest</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-13.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/malachi/3-15.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-1.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/john/11-7.htm">Ho</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-10.htm">Live</a> <a href="/matthew/4-6.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-10.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/2-1.htm">God, in the care of Jerusalem, sends to measure it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/2-6.htm">The redemption of Zion.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/2-10.htm">The promise of God's presence.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The term "Zion" often symbolizes Jerusalem and the spiritual center of God's people. The call to "get up" suggests a sense of urgency and readiness to leave a place of captivity. This echoes the call to leave Egypt during the Exodus, highlighting a theme of deliverance and return to the Promised Land.<p><b>Escape,</b><br>The command to "escape" indicates a need for immediate departure from a place of danger or spiritual compromise. It suggests that remaining in Babylon poses a threat to the spiritual well-being of the Jewish people. This reflects the biblical theme of separation from worldly influences and a return to God's covenant promises. The urgency of escape is reminiscent of Lot's escape from Sodom, emphasizing the need for swift obedience to God's call.<p><b>you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!</b><br>The "Daughter of Babylon" refers to the city of Babylon itself, personified as a woman. Babylon is historically known for its wealth, power, and idolatry, and it represents a place of exile and spiritual corruption for the Israelites. The phrase implies that the Jewish exiles have become too comfortable or assimilated into Babylonian society. This call to leave Babylon is prophetic, anticipating the fall of Babylon and the eventual return of the exiles to Jerusalem. It also foreshadows the New Testament call for believers to separate from worldly systems, as seen in <a href="/revelation/18-4.htm">Revelation 18:4</a>, where God's people are urged to come out of Babylon to avoid sharing in its sins and plagues.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>Represents the city of Jerusalem and, symbolically, the people of God. In this context, it calls for the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/daughter_of_babylon.htm">Daughter of Babylon</a></b><br>Refers to the Babylonian empire, which held the Israelites in captivity. It symbolizes a place of exile and spiritual bondage.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exiles.htm">The Exiles</a></b><br>The Jewish people who were taken captive to Babylon after the destruction of Jerusalem. They are being called to return to their homeland.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_escape.htm">The Call to Escape</a></b><br>This event is a divine command for the exiles to leave Babylon and return to Jerusalem, signifying a spiritual and physical restoration.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_prophetic_vision.htm">The Prophetic Vision</a></b><br>Zechariah's vision is part of a series of night visions that convey God's plans for the restoration and future glory of Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_spiritual_separation.htm">Call to Spiritual Separation</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were called to leave Babylon, Christians are called to separate themselves from worldly influences that lead them away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_restoration.htm">God's Faithfulness in Restoration</a></b><br>The call to return to Zion is a reminder of God's faithfulness to restore His people. Believers can trust in God's promises for spiritual renewal and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/urgency_of_obedience.htm">Urgency of Obedience</a></b><br>The command to "get up" and "escape" underscores the urgency of responding to God's call. Delayed obedience can lead to spiritual stagnation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Hope in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>The return from Babylon is a foreshadowing of the ultimate deliverance through Christ. Believers can find hope in God's plan for redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_a_distinct_people.htm">Living as a Distinct People</a></b><br>The call to leave Babylon challenges Christians to live as a distinct people, set apart for God's purposes, reflecting His holiness in a secular world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_god_reveal_to_zechariah.htm">What visions and messages did Zechariah receive from God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_joel_3_conflict_with_other_timelines.htm">Why does Joel 3 seem to conflict with timelines in other prophetic books regarding the final judgment and restoration, suggesting possible inconsistencies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_zech._1_14-15_align_with_other_biblical_judgments.htm">How does the promised divine judgment in Zechariah 1:14-15 align with or contradict other biblical accounts of God's dealings with foreign nations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_rahab_and_babylon_belong_to_zion.htm">Psalm 87:4 - How can Rahab (often associated with Egypt) and Babylon both be said to belong to Zion if they were historically distinct cultures?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Deliver thyself.</span> Escape from the danger. <span class="cmt_word">O Zion.</span> The exiled Jews are thus designated. <span class="accented">Septuagint</span>, <span class="greek">Αἰς Σιὼν ἀνασώζεσθε</span> "Go to Zion, and save yourselves." <span class="cmt_word">That dwellest</span> (<span class="accented">thou that dwellest</span>) <span class="cmt_word">with the daughter of Babylon.</span> The inhabitants of Babylon are called "the daughter of Babylon," in analogy with the common phrases, "the daughter of Zion," "the daughter of Jerusalem" (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Jeremiah 46:19</a>). There is soma reproach implied in the clause, as if these Jews were content to dwell and remain in this heathen city. The immediate danger that menaced Babylon arose from two severe rebellions, in the course of which the city was twice taken. The first revolt was headed by Nidinta-Bel, <span class="date">B.C. 519</span>, who was slain by Darius at Babylon. The second took place under Arakha, <span class="date">B.C. 514</span>; he was defeated by a general of Darius, named Intaphernes, taken prisoner and crucified. A record of these occurrences is found in Darius's inscription on the rock at Behlstun, translated in 'Records of the Past,' vol. 1. The merciless Persians would doubtless treat the inhabitants of the captured city with their wonted cruelty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/2-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Get up,</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֥וֹי</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1945.htm">Strong's 1945: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ah! alas! ha!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O Zion!</span><br /><span class="heb">צִיּ֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ṣî·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Escape,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִמָּלְטִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(him·mā·lə·ṭî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4422.htm">Strong's 4422: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you who dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹשֶׁ֖בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the Daughter</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּת־</span> <span class="translit">(baṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Babylon.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּבֶֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> </span><span class="str2">Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/2-7.htm">Zechariah 2:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/2-7.htm">Zechariah 2:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/2-7.htm">Zechariah 2:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/2-7.htm">Zechariah 2:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/2-7.htm">Zechariah 2:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/2-7.htm">Zechariah 2:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/2-7.htm">Zechariah 2:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/2-7.htm">Zechariah 2:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/2-7.htm">Zechariah 2:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/2-7.htm">Zechariah 2:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/2-7.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 2:7 Come Zion! 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