unfoldingWord_en_tn/zec/12/01.md

# General Information:

These verses begin a section that tells about the coming attack against Jerusalem and how God will rescue the city.

# who stretched out the skies

This is a metaphor that speaks of the sky as if it were like a scroll that is rolled up and needs to be stretched out. Alternate translation: "the one who created the sky" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# laid the foundation of the earth

This is a metaphor that speaks of the earth as if it were a building with a foundation. Alternate translation: "put all the earth into place" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# fashions the spirit of mankind within man

This is a metaphor that speaks of the spirit as if it were like clay that a potter shapes. Alternate translation: "creates the human spirit"