George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Zechariah 2:5
Fire, to enlighten and protect it. Arms will be unnecessary, Micheas v. 10., and Isaias ii. 4. The Church shall enjoy peace.
Fire, to enlighten and protect it. Arms will be unnecessary, Micheas v. 10., and Isaias ii. 4. The Church shall enjoy peace.
Verse Zechariah 2:5. _I - WILL BE UNTO HER A WALL OF FIRE_] Her safety shall consist in my defence. I shall be as _fire_ round about her. No adversary shall be permitted to touch her. Much of this mus...
AND I, MYSELF IN MY OWN BEING, WILL BE TO HER A WALL OF FIRE - Not protection only, an inner circle around her, however near an enemy might press in upon her, but destructive to her enemies. Isaiah sa...
CHAPTER 2 _ 1. The man with the measuring line (Zechariah 2:1) _ 2. The message of the third night vision (Zechariah 2:3) 3. The glorious kingdom (Zechariah 2:10)...
The person with the measuring line (described in Zechariah 2:4 as a young man, _i.e._ Zerubbabel, _cf._ Esther 3:4; Esther 4:58) is evidently ascertaining the length of wall required. An angel bids th...
SAITH THE LORD. [is] Jehovah's oracle. App-4. WALL OF FIRE. Like the watch-fires seen round Bedaween camps, which have no walls. Compare Isaiah 26:1; Isaiah 33:21; Isaiah 60:18. IN THE MIDST. Compare...
DISCOURSE: 1240 GOD THE PROTECTION AND GLORY OF HIS PEOPLE Zechariah 2:5. _I, saith the Lord, will he unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her_. IF some of the p...
CHAPTER XXIX A VISION OF A MEASURING LINE ZECHARIAH, CHAPTER Zechariah 2:1-13 RV. And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand. Then said, I, Whither goes...
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...
THE THIRD VISION 1-5. A young man with a measuring line goes forth to measure Jerusalem preparatory to rebuilding the walls. But an angel is sent to stop him. The population will so increase as to ex...
II. THIRD VISION. — THE MAN WITH THE MEASURING LINE. (1-5) This vision is a prophetic realisation of the fulfilment of the promise (Zechariah 1:16): “A line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.”...
A SERIES OF SEVEN VISIONS. Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15. Between the commencement of Zechariah’s prophetic labours and the incidents recorded in Zechariah 1:7 to...
A WALL OF FIRE. — This verse is not intended to discountenance the building of walls to Jerusalem, a thing which was actually done under Nehemiah (B.C. 445), but is simply a solemn promise of God’s pr...
_[Zechariah 2:9]_ וַ אֲנִ֤י אֶֽהְיֶה ־לָּהּ֙ נְאֻם...
THE VISIONS OF ZECHARIAH Zechariah 1:7; Zechariah 2:1; Zechariah 3:1; Zechariah 4:1;...
THE REDEMPTION OF JERUSALEM Zechariah 1:18-21; Zechariah 2:1-13 The work of Temple-building had ceased for fifteen years and the new resolve to arise and build might meet with a similar fate. But the...
The vision of the measuring line reveals the condition of Jerusalem which will result from the overthrow of her enemies. The young man with a measuring line goes forth to measure the restored city, an...
For I, saith the LORD, will be to her a wall of (d) fire on every side, and will (e) be the glory in the midst of her. (d) To defend my Church, to strike fear in the enemies, and to destroy them if t...
"And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, (4) And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns witho...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. Zechariah was plainly a contemporary of Haggai. Like him he dates his prophecies from the second imperial power of the Gentiles; but he goes a great deal far...
He confirms in this verse what I have just mentioned — that Jerusalem would be safe, though without any fortifications; for God alone would be sufficient for walls, for towers, for fortresses, accordi...
From chapter 2 to the end of chapter 6, the Spirit presents the circumstances, the principles, and the result of the re-establishment of Jerusalem and of the house; and also the judgment of that which...
FOR I, SAITH THE LORD, WILL BE UNTO HER A WALL OF FIRE ROUND ABOUT,..... So that she needs no other wall to secure her, the power of God encompassing her about as the mountains did Jerusalem, Psalms...
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. Ver. 5. _For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire_] _Igneus qui et cominus...
_I lifted up mine eyes, &c., and behold a man_ An angel in the form of a man, probably representing Nehemiah, under whose direction the wall was rebuilt, according to the ancient line marked out by th...
For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, so that the city of God would be secure under the sheltering wings of His power, AND WILL BE THE GLORY IN THE MIDST OF HER, so that...
VISION OF THE MAN WITH THE MEASURING-LINE. The second vision had pictured the overthrow of the enemies of the people of the Lord. But this defeat being administered, the growth of the Lord's Church w...
THE THIRD VISION - A MAN WITH A MEASURING LINE (vv. 1-5) Another vision draws the eyes of Zechariah-a man with a measuring line. Zechariah 1:16 told of a line being stretched upon Jerusalem. Now, in...
1-5 The Son of David, even the Man Christ Jesus, whom the prophet sees with a measuring line in his hand, is the Master-Builder of his church. God notices the extent of his church, and will take care...
What was promised or foretold in the former verse is ratified in this by an account how it should be performed. FOR I, SAITH THE LORD; that a thing so much above the hope of a present dejected people,...
Zechariah 2:5 says H5002 (H8803) LORD H3068 wall H2346 fire H784 around H5439 glory H3519 midst H8432...
THE THIRD VISION. THE MAN WITH THE MEASURING LINE (ZECHARIAH 2:1). Having learned that nothing has been happening among the nations which will aid in the recovery of YHWH's people (Zechariah 1:7), and...
Zechariah 2:1 I. In this vision God presented to the prophet, and through him to the nation at large, the prospect and the assurance of the restoration of Jerusalem, and the re-establishment of the Je...
CONTENTS: Visions of Zechariah. Jerusalem in the kingdom age. CHARACTERS: God, Zechariah. CONCLUSION: Jerusalem is the apple of Jehovah's eye, jealously guarded by His angels and marked out for a gl...
Zechariah 2:1. _Behold, a man with a measuring line._ A young man, as in Zechariah 2:4; an angel in the form of a man, come to measure the streets, the wall, and temple of Jerusalem, as architects do...
_I will be unto her a wall of fire _ ZION’S PROTECTION I. The people that shall be thus defended. It is Jerusalem that is to be defended; and that will include three things: the temple, the habitatio...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 2:1 In his third vision Zechariah anticipates a renewed Jerusalem, so full of people that it spreads beyond its walls. It will attract those Jews who remain in exile, as we...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 2:5 Jerusalem’s increased population will require that it be “without walls” (v. Zechariah 2:4). The Lord himself will provide a protective wall of fire
CRITICAL NOTES.] The third vision. MAN] Messiah, who measures and will restore the city. ZECHARIAH 2:2. MEASURE] To sketch a plan for its arrangement and rebuilding, denoting exactness of proportions...
EXPOSITION ZECHARIAH 2:1 § 5. _The third vision: the man with the measuring line._ ZECHARIAH 2:1 (Hebrews 2:5.) I LIFTED UP MINE EYES AGAIN ...
Chapter 2, the next vision, the fourth in the series of ten. I lifted up my eyes again, and I looked, and behold there was a man with a measuring line in his hand [He had a ruler]. I said, Where are y...
Haggai 2:7; Isaiah 12:6; Isaiah 26:1; Isaiah 26:2; Isaiah 33:21;...
THE MAN AND THE MEASURING LINE Zechariah 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In the Book of Ezekiel, chapter 40, we have Ezekiel's vision which in some respects parallels the one in Zechariah. Ezekiel in the vis...
The glory — My presence and favour shall make her glorious....