Zechariah 2:3

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
• English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward 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,

Context of Zechariah 2:3

1I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2I asked him, “Where are you going?” He answered, “I am going to measure Jerusalem to see how wide and how long it is.” Then the angel who was speaking with me left. Another angel came out to meet him 4and said to him, “Run, and say to that young man, ‘Jerusalem will be inhabited like an unwalled village because it will have so many people and animals in it. 5I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the Lord. I will be the glory within it.’

Zechariah 2:3 word by word

וְהִנֵּ֗ה הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְ הַדֹּבֵ֥ר בִּ֖י יֹצֵ֑א וּמַלְאָ֣ךְ אַחֵ֔ר יֹצֵ֖א לִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And, behold, the angelמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
• that talkedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• with me went forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• and anotherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• to meetקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125

Cross-references for Zechariah 2:3

• Zechariah 1:9“What do these horses mean, sir?” I asked. The angel who was speaking with me answered, “I will show you what they mean.”
• Zechariah 4:1The angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me up as one might wake up someone who is sleeping.
• Zechariah 5:5The angel who was speaking with me came forward. He said, “Look up, and see what’s coming.”
• Zechariah 1:8During that night I saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in a ravine. Behind him were red, chestnut, 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

Topics related to Zechariah 2:3

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Jerusalem

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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