Zechariah 1:15

Zechariah 1:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
• New International Version (NIV)and I am very angry with the nations that feel secure. I was only a little angry, but they went too far with the punishment.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was angry but a little, they furthered the disaster.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I am exceedingly angry with the nations at ease; For I was a little angry, And they helped—but with evil intent.”

Context of Zechariah 1:15

13So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me. 14Then the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion, but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’ 16Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’ 17Proclaim further that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘My cities will again overflow with prosperity; the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.’”

Zechariah 1:15 word by word

וְקֶ֤צֶף גָּדוֹל֙ אֲנִ֣י קֹצֵ֔ף עַל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם הַשַּֽׁאֲנַנִּ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֲנִי֙ קָצַ֣פְתִּי מְּעָ֔ט וְהֵ֖מָּה עָזְר֥וּ לְרָעָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• but Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
• am fiercely angryקֶ֫צֶףqetseph · wrathH7110
• am fiercely angryגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• am fiercely angryקָצַףqâtsaph · be angryH7107
• withעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• that are at easeשַׁאֲנָןsha'ănân · secureH7600
• Forאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• was a littleמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• but theyהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• have added toעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• the calamityרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451

Cross-references for Zechariah 1:15

• Zechariah 1:2“The LORD was very angry with your fathers.
• Isaiah 47:7You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.
• Jeremiah 48:11Moab has been at ease from youth, settled like wine on its dregs; he has not been poured from vessel to vessel or gone into exile. So his flavor has remained the same, and his aroma is unchanged.
• Amos 6:1Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.
• Revelation 18:7As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’
• Isaiah 54:8In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.
• Hebrews 12:6For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
• Psalms 69:26For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.
• Psalms 83:2See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
• Psalms 137:7Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”
• Isaiah 10:5Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.
• Isaiah 47:6I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.
• Jeremiah 51:24Before your very eyes I will repay Babylon and all the dwellers of Chaldea for all the evil they have done in Zion,” declares the LORD.
• Ezekiel 25:3Tell the Ammonites to hear the word of the Lord GOD, for this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you exclaimed, “Aha!” when My sanctuary was profaned, when the land of Israel was laid waste, and when the house of Judah went into exile,
• Ezekiel 26:2“Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’
• Ezekiel 29:6Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel.

Commentaries on Zechariah 1:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15I was but a little displeased - I was justly displeased with my people, and I gave their enemies a commission against them; but they carried this far beyond my design by oppression and cruelty; and now they shall suffer in their turn.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15I am sore displeased - literally “with great anger am I angered against the nations which are at ease.” The form of the words shows that the greatness of the displeasure of God against those who oppress His people, is proportionate to the great and tender love toward themselves. God had been angered indeed with His people; with their enemies He was “angered with a great anger;” and that the more, because they were at ease, in unfeeling self-enjoyment amid…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-17Verses 7-17 The prophet saw a dark, shady grove, hidden by hills. This represented the low, melancholy condition of the Jewish church. A man like a warrior sat on a red horse, in the midst of this shady myrtle-grove. Though the church was in a low condition, Christ was present in the midst, ready to appear for the relief of his people. Behind him were angels ready to be employed by him, some in acts of judgment, others of mercy, others in mixed events…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-17Zechariah's first vision shows God's concern for Jerusalem (Zechariah 1:7–15). This is followed by a response (Zechariah 1:16–17) that confirms God's plans to rebuild the temple and restore the city's prosperity.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. very sore displeased with the heathen--in contrast with "I was but a little displeased" with My people. God's displeasure with His people is temporary and for their chastening; with the heathen oppressors, it is final and fatal (Jr 30:11). God's instruments for chastising His people, when He has done with them, He casts into the fire. are at ease--carnally secure. A stronger phrase than "is at rest" (Zec 1:11). They are "at ease," but as I am "sore…Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 1:15

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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• Ease
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• Zechariah, Book of

Commentaries on Zechariah 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings