Revised Webster's Bible
Zechariah 2:3
3And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out 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
- 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 lifted up my eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2Then said I, Where goest thou? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth, and what is its length. And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, 4And said to him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle in it: 5For I, saith the LORD, will be to her a wall of fire on every side, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
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וְהִנֵּ֗ה הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְ הַדֹּבֵ֥ר בִּ֖י יֹצֵ֑א וּמַלְאָ֣ךְ אַחֵ֔ר יֹצֵ֖א לִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Zechariah 2:3
- Zechariah 1:9Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said to me, I will show thee what these are .
- Zechariah 4:1And the angel that talked with me came again, and woke me, as a man that is awakened from his sleep,
- Zechariah 5:5Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said to me, Lift up now thy eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.
- Zechariah 1:8I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.
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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