Zechariah 撒迦利亚书02

1Then I looked up-and there before me was a man with a measuring line in his hand!
2I asked, "Where are you going?" He answered me, "To measure Jerusalem, to find out how wide and how long it is."
3Then the angel who was speaking to me left, and another angel came to meet him
4and said to him: "Run, tell that young man, 'Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the great number of men and livestock¹ in it.
5And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,' declares the Lord , 'and I will be its glory within.'
6"Come! Come! Flee from the land of the north," declares the Lord , "for I have scattered² you to the four winds of heaven," declares the Lord .
7"Come, O Zion! Escape, you who live in the Daughter of Babylon!"
8For this is what the Lord Almighty³ says: "After he has honored me and has sent me against the nations that have plundered⁵ you-for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye-
9I will surely raise my hand against them so that their slaves will plunder⁴ them. Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me.
10"Shout and be glad, O Daughter of Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you," declares the Lord .
11"Many nations will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my people. I will live among you and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.
12The Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem.
13Be still before the Lord , all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling⁶."

1 livestock   

n.家畜，牲畜

参考例句：

• Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
• The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

2 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

3 almighty   

adj.全能的，万能的；很大的，很强的

参考例句：

• Those rebels did not really challenge Gods almighty power.这些叛徒没有对上帝的全能力量表示怀疑。
• It's almighty cold outside.外面冷得要命。

4 plunder   

vt.劫掠财物，掠夺；n.劫掠物，赃物；劫掠

参考例句：

• The thieves hid their plunder in the cave.贼把赃物藏在山洞里。
• Trade should not serve as a means of economic plunder.贸易不应当成为经济掠夺的手段。

5 plundered   

掠夺，抢劫( plunder的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Many of our cultural treasures have been plundered by imperialists. 我国许多珍贵文物被帝国主义掠走了。
• The imperialists plundered many valuable works of art. 帝国主义列强掠夺了许多珍贵的艺术品。

6 dwelling   

n.住宅，住所，寓所

参考例句：

• Those two men are dwelling with us.那两个人跟我们住在一起。
• He occupies a three-story dwelling place on the Park Street.他在派克街上有一幢3层楼的寓所。