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Zechariah 2:3
3Then the angel who was with me went to meet a second angel who was coming toward 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
- 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
1When I looked again, I saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2“Where are you going?” I asked. He replied, “I am going to measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is.” Then the angel who was with me went to meet a second angel who was coming toward him. 4The other angel said, “Hurry, and say to that young man, ‘Jerusalem will someday be so full of people and livestock that there won’t be room enough for everyone! Many will live outside the city walls. 5Then I, myself, will be a protective wall of fire around Jerusalem, says the Lord. And I will be the glory inside the city!’”
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 1:9I asked the angel who was talking with me, “My lord, what do these horses mean?” “I will show you,” the angel replied.
- Zechariah 4:1Then the angel who had been talking with me returned and woke me, as though I had been asleep.
- Zechariah 5:5Then the angel who was talking with me came forward and said, “Look up and see what’s coming.”
- Zechariah 1:8In a vision during the night, I saw a man sitting on a red horse that was standing among some myrtle trees in a small valley. Behind him were riders on red, brown, 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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