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Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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Young's Literal Translation
Zechariah 2:7
Ho, Zion, be delivered who art dwelling [with] the daughter of Babylon.
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Christian Standard Bible®
“Listen, Zion! Escape, you who are living with Daughter Babylon.”
“Listen, Zion! Escape, you who are living with Daughter Babylon.”
Hebrew Names Version
'Come, Tziyon! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Bavel.'
'Come, Tziyon! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Bavel.'
King James Version (1611)
Deliuer thy selfe, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Deliuer thy selfe, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
King James Version
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
English Standard Version
Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
New American Standard Bible
"You, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."
"You, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."
New Century Version
"Oh no, Jerusalem! Escape, you who live right in Babylon."
"Oh no, Jerusalem! Escape, you who live right in Babylon."
Amplified Bible
"Hear, Zion (Jerusalem)! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon!"
"Hear, Zion (Jerusalem)! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon!"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Saue thy selfe, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babel.
Saue thy selfe, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babel.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Ho, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."
"Ho, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."
Legacy Standard Bible
"Woe, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."
"Woe, Zion! Escape, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon."
Berean Standard Bible
"Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!"
"Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!"
Contemporary English Version
Leave Babylonia and hurry back to Zion."
Leave Babylonia and hurry back to Zion."
Complete Jewish Bible
Here the angel who was speaking to me went forward, and another angel went out, met him
Here the angel who was speaking to me went forward, and another angel went out, met him
Darby Translation
Ho! escape, Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho! escape, Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Easy-to-Read Version
You people from Zion now live in Babylon. Escape! Run away from that city!"
You people from Zion now live in Babylon. Escape! Run away from that city!"
George Lamsa Translation
Deliver yourself, O Zion; deliver yourself, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Deliver yourself, O Zion; deliver yourself, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Lexham English Bible
"Woe, Zion! Escape, you inhabitants of the daughter of Babylon!"
"Woe, Zion! Escape, you inhabitants of the daughter of Babylon!"
Literal Translation
Ho, O Zion! Escape, you who live with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho, O Zion! Escape, you who live with the daughter of Babylon.
American Standard Version
Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Bible in Basic English
Ho! Zion, go in flight from danger, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho! Zion, go in flight from danger, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And, behold, the angel that spoke with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
And, behold, the angel that spoke with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Saue thy selfe O Sion, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon:
Saue thy selfe O Sion, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
even to Sion: deliver yourselves, ye that dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
even to Sion: deliver yourselves, ye that dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
English Revised Version
Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
World English Bible
'Come, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.'
'Come, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.'
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A! thou Sion, fle, that dwellist at the douyter of Babiloyne.
A! thou Sion, fle, that dwellist at the douyter of Babiloyne.
Update Bible Version
Ho Zion, escape, you that dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho Zion, escape, you that dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Webster's Bible Translation
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest [with] the daughter of Babylon.
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest [with] the daughter of Babylon.
New English Translation
"Escape, Zion, you who live among the Babylonians!"
"Escape, Zion, you who live among the Babylonians!"
New King James Version
"Up, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon."
"Up, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon."
New Living Translation
Come away, people of Zion, you who are exiled in Babylon!"
Come away, people of Zion, you who are exiled in Babylon!"
New Life Bible
"O Zion! Run away, you who are living with the people of Babylon."
"O Zion! Run away, you who are living with the people of Babylon."
New Revised Standard
Up! Escape to Zion, you that live with daughter Babylon.
Up! Escape to Zion, you that live with daughter Babylon.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ho! Zion, deliver thyself, - thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. For,
Ho! Zion, deliver thyself, - thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. For,
Douay-Rheims Bible
O Sion, flee, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon:
O Sion, flee, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon:
Revised Standard Version
Ho! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Ho! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Saue thy self, o Sion: thou that dwellest with ye doughter of Babilon,
Saue thy self, o Sion: thou that dwellest with ye doughter of Babilon,
Contextual Overview
6 Ho, ho, and flee from the land of the north, An affirmation of Jehovah, For, as the four winds of the heavens, I have spread you abroad, An affirmation of Jehovah. 7 Ho, Zion, be delivered who art dwelling [with] the daughter of Babylon. 8 For thus said Jehovah of Hosts: After honour He hath sent me unto the nations who are spoiling you, For he who is coming against you, Is coming against the daughter of His eye. 9 For lo, I am waving my hand against them, And they have been a spoil to their servants. And ye have known that Jehovah of Hosts hath sent me.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Deliver: Genesis 19:17, Numbers 16:26, Numbers 16:34, Isaiah 48:20, Isaiah 52:11, Jeremiah 50:8, Jeremiah 51:6, Jeremiah 51:45, Acts 2:40, Revelation 18:4
that: Isaiah 52:2, Micah 4:10
daughter: The Babylonians were vanquished by the Persians, formerly their servants, under Darius Hystaspes, who took Babylon after a siege of twelve months, demolished its walls, and put 300,000 of the inhabitants to death.
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 36:23 - Who is there Psalms 137:8 - daughter Isaiah 47:1 - daughter Isaiah 55:12 - ye shall Jeremiah 31:21 - turn Jeremiah 51:50 - escaped Zechariah 2:6 - and flee
Cross-References
Genesis 2:14
and the name of the third river [is] Hiddekel, it [is] that which is going east of Asshur; and the fourth river is Phrat.
and the name of the third river [is] Hiddekel, it [is] that which is going east of Asshur; and the fourth river is Phrat.
Genesis 2:15
And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.
And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.
Genesis 2:20
And the man calleth names to all the cattle, and to fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; and to man hath not been found an helper -- as his counterpart.
And the man calleth names to all the cattle, and to fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; and to man hath not been found an helper -- as his counterpart.
Genesis 2:21
And Jehovah God causeth a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he sleepeth, and He taketh one of his ribs, and closeth up flesh in its stead.
And Jehovah God causeth a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he sleepeth, and He taketh one of his ribs, and closeth up flesh in its stead.
Genesis 3:23
Jehovah God sendeth him forth from the garden of Eden to serve the ground from which he hath been taken;
Jehovah God sendeth him forth from the garden of Eden to serve the ground from which he hath been taken;
Genesis 7:22
all in whose nostrils [is] breath of a living spirit -- of all that [is] in the dry land -- have died.
all in whose nostrils [is] breath of a living spirit -- of all that [is] in the dry land -- have died.
Numbers 16:22
and they fall on their faces, and say, `God, God of the spirits of all flesh -- the one man sinneth, and against all the company Thou art wroth!'
and they fall on their faces, and say, `God, God of the spirits of all flesh -- the one man sinneth, and against all the company Thou art wroth!'
Numbers 27:16
`Jehovah -- God of the spirits of all flesh -- appoint a man over the company,
`Jehovah -- God of the spirits of all flesh -- appoint a man over the company,
Job 4:19
Also -- the inhabitants of houses of clay, (Whose foundation [is] in the dust, They bruise them before a moth.)
Also -- the inhabitants of houses of clay, (Whose foundation [is] in the dust, They bruise them before a moth.)
Job 27:3
For all the while my breath [is] in me, And the spirit of God in my nostrils.
For all the while my breath [is] in me, And the spirit of God in my nostrils.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Deliver thyself, O Zion,.... Or make thy escape, you that belong to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, and ought to have your abode there, and not in Babylon: flee from thence,
that dwelleth [with] the daughter of Babylon; in any of the antichristian states, who are the daughters of Babylon, the mother of harlots, Revelation 17:5 so it may be rendered, "that inhabits the daughter of Babylon" k; dwells in any of the cities, towns, and villages, belonging to it.
k ××ש×ת ×ת ×××, οι καÏÎ¿Î¹ÎºÎ¿Ï Î½ÏÎµÏ Î¸Ï Î³Î±ÏεÏα Î²Î±Î²Ï Î»ÏνοÏ, Sept.; "habitatrix filiae Babel", Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius; "[vel] inhabitans filiam Babel", De Dieu.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Dwellest with the daughter of Babylon - The unusual idiom is perhaps chosen as expressive of Godâs tenderness, even to the people who were to be destroyed, from which Israel was to escape.
