English Standard Version
Zechariah 2:3
3And behold, the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him
Zechariah 2:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
- New International Version (NIV)While the angel who was speaking to me was leaving, another angel came to meet him
- New King James Version (NKJV)And there was the angel who talked with me, going out; and another angel was coming out to meet him,
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then the angel who was with me went to meet a second angel who was coming toward him.
Context of Zechariah 2:3
1And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand! 2Then I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length." And behold, the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him 4and said to him, "Run, say to that young man, 'Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of people and livestock in it. 5And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst.'"
Read all of Zechariah 2Zechariah 2:3 word by word
וְהִנֵּ֗ה הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְ הַדֹּבֵ֥ר בִּ֖י יֹצֵ֑א וּמַלְאָ֣ךְ אַחֵ֔ר יֹצֵ֖א לִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Zechariah 2:3
- Zechariah 1:9Then I said, 'What are these, my lord?' The angel who talked with me said to me, 'I will show you what they are.'
- Zechariah 4:1And the angel who talked with me came again and woke me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep.
- Zechariah 5:5Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, "Lift your eyes and see what this is that is going out."
- Zechariah 1:8"I saw in the night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse! He was standing among the myrtle trees in the glen, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
Commentaries on Zechariah 2:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3The angel that talked with me went forth - Probably to receive the explanation which was given him for Zechariah; and another angel, a higher angel, since he gives him a commission, “went forth to meet him,” being (it seems probable) instructed by the Angel of the Lord, who laid down the future dimensions of the city. The indefiniteness of the description, another angel, implies that he was neither the Angel of the Lord, nor (were they different) Michael…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The visions move from a wide focus to a narrow one. They begin with the whole world (vision 1), then move to the nations (vision 2), and finally focus on the city of Jerusalem. The vision itself appears in 2:1–3, followed by an explanation of its meaning in 2:4–5.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. angel that talked with me ... another angel--The interpreting angel is met by another angel sent by the measuring Divine Angel to "run" to Zechariah (Zec 2:4). Those who perform God's will must not merely creep, nor walk, but run with alacrity. went forth--namely, from me (Zechariah). went out--from the measuring angel.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Zechariah 2
- 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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