I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. The man with the measuring line.-The city shall be fully restored and enlarged (Zechariah 2:2). Recall of the exiles (Zechariah 2:6). Yahweh will protect His people, and make their foes a spoil unto them... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. THEN SAID I, WHITHER GOEST THOU? AND HE SAID UNTO ME, TO MEASURE JERUSALEM - (cf. ; Revelation 21:15). The measuring here as in Revelation implies the e... [ Continue Reading ]
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, BEHOLD, THE ANGEL THAT TALKED WITH ME WENT FORTH, AND ANOTHER ANGEL WENT OUT TO MEET HIM - the interpreting angel is met by another angel, sent by the measuring Divine Angel to "run" to Zechariah (). T... [ Continue Reading ]
And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein: AND SAID UNTO HIM, RUN, SPEAK TO THIS YOUNG MAN - so Zechariah is called, as being still a youth when prophetically inspired (Grotius). Or, he... [ Continue Reading ]
For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. FOR I, SAITH THE LORD, WILL BE UNTO HER A WALL OF FIRE ROUND ABOUT - (cf. , "Jerusalem shall be ... as towns without walls"). Yet, as a city needs some wall, I, Yahweh, will act as a wa... [ Continue Reading ]
Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD. HO, HO! COME FORTH, AND FLEE FROM THE LAND OF THE NORTH - i:e., from Babylon: a type of the various Gentile lands, from which the Jews are to be... [ Continue Reading ]
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. DELIVER THYSELF, O ZION, THAT DWELLEST WITH THE DAUGHTER OF BABYLON. Thou, whose only sure dwelling is "Zion," inseparably connected with the temple, art altogether out of thy place in "dwelling with the daughter of Babylon" (i... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. FOR THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS; AFTER THE GLORY HATH HE SENT ME UNTO THE NATIONS WHICH SPOILED YOU - after restoring the "glory" (; ; )... [ Continue Reading ]
For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me. FOR, BEHOLD, I WILL SHAKE MINE HAND UPON THEM. A mere waive of God's hand can prostrate all foes (cf. ; ; ; ; ; ). AND THEY SHALL BE A SPOIL TO THEI... [ Continue Reading ]
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. SING AND REJOICE, O DAUGHTER OF ZION: FOR, LO, I COME, AND I WILL DWELL IN THE MIDST OF THEE - primarily at Messiah's first advent (; ; ; ); more fully at His second advent (). So , where... [ Continue Reading ]
And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee. AND MANY NATIONS SHALL BE JOINED TO THE LORD IN THAT DAY. The result of the Jews' exile in Babylon was that,... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again. AND THE LORD SHALL INHERIT JUDAH HIS PORTION IN THE HOLY LAND. Lest the joining of the Gentile "nations to Jehovah" () should lead the Jews to fear that their special relation to Him (; ; ) as "His i... [ Continue Reading ]
Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation. BE SILENT, O ALL FLESH, BEFORE THE LORD - before Yahweh (H3068). Language derived from Habakkuk 2:20. 'Let all, in silent awe and reverence, await the Lord's coming interposition in behalf of His people!' Th... [ Continue Reading ]