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Zechariah 1:9
9I asked, “What are these, my lord?” The angel who was talking to me replied, “I will show you what they are.”
Zechariah 1:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be.
- New International Version (NIV)I asked, “What are these, my lord?” The angel who was talking with me answered, “I will show you what they are.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then I said, 'What are these, my lord?' The angel who talked with me said to me, 'I will show you what they are.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then I said, “My lord, what are these?” So the angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what they are.”
Context of Zechariah 1:9
7On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo: 8I looked out in the night and saw a man riding on a chestnut horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the valley. Behind him were chestnut, brown, and white horses. I asked, “What are these, my lord?” The angel who was talking to me replied, “I will show you what they are.” 10Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the Lord has sent to patrol the earth.” 11They reported to the angel of the Lord standing among the myrtle trees, “We have patrolled the earth, and right now the whole earth is calm and quiet.”
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וָאֹמַ֖ר מָה־אֵ֣לֶּה אֲדֹנִ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י הַמַּלְאָךְ֙ הַדֹּבֵ֣ר בִּ֔י אֲנִ֥י אַרְאֶ֖ךָּ מָה־הֵ֥מָּה אֵֽלֶּה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Zechariah 1:9
- Zechariah 1:19So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these?” And he said to me, “These are the horns that scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
- Zechariah 4:4Then I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”
- Zechariah 6:4So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”
- Daniel 7:16I approached one of those who were standing by and asked him to clarify all this. So he let me know the interpretation of these things:
- Daniel 8:15While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me someone who appeared to be a man.
- Revelation 7:13Then one of the elders asked me, “Who are these people in white robes, and where did they come from?”
- Zechariah 2:3Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him.
- Zechariah 4:5“Don’t you know what they are?” replied the angel who was speaking with me. I said, “No, my lord.”
- Zechariah 5:5Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me, “Look up and see what this is that is approaching.”
- Genesis 31:11In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ and I said, ‘Here I am.’
- Daniel 8:16I heard a human voice calling from the middle of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”
- Daniel 9:22He gave me this explanation: “Daniel, I’ve come now to give you understanding.
- Daniel 10:11He said to me, “Daniel, you are a man treasured by God. Understand the words that I’m saying to you. Stand on your feet, for I have now been sent to you.” After he said this to me, I stood trembling.
- Revelation 17:1Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me: “Come, I will show you the judgment of the notorious prostitute who is seated on many waters.
- Revelation 19:9Then he said to me, “Write: Blessed are those invited to the marriage feast of the Lamb!” He also said to me, “These words of God are true.”
- Revelation 22:8I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown them to me.
Commentaries on Zechariah 1:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9O my lord, what are these - The angel here mentioned was distinct from those mentioned in the eighth verse; he who talked with the prophet, Zechariah 1:13.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9What are these? - He asks, not who, but what they import. The angel that talked with me - Literally, “spake in me.” The very rare expression seems meant to convey the thought of an inward speaking, whereby the words should be borne directly into the soul, without the intervention of the ordinary outward organs. God says to Moses, “If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, will make Myself known unto him in a vision, I will speak (literally) in him in…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. 99. the angel that talked with me--not the "man upon the red horse," as is evident from Zec 1:10, where he (the Divine Angel) is distinguished from the "angel that talked with me" (the phrase used of him, Zec 1:13, 14; Zec 2:3; 4:1, 4, 5; 5:5, 10; 6:4), that is, the interpreting angel. The Hebrew for "with me," or, "in me" (Nu 12:8), implies internal, intimate communication [Jerome]. show thee--reveal to thy mental vision.Read the comment
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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
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