Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Zechariah 2:3
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, he was removed from the scene. And another angel went out to meet him, a third angel thus meeting him who acted as interpreter,
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, he was removed from the scene. And another angel went out to meet him, a third angel thus meeting him who acted as interpreter,
THE 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 mee...
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...
ANGEL. See note on Zechariah 1:9. WENT FORTH: or, came forward....
_went forth_ from the place where he was standing beside me. Comp. Isaiah 26:21. _went out_ Rather, WENT FORTH, the Hebrew word being the same as before. This second angel is seen going forth from th...
THE ANGEL THAT TALKED WITH ME— Many interpreters have thought, that the angel who talked with Zechariah, and interpreted to him, was no other than Jehovah himself, the second person in the blessed Tri...
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...
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 interpr...
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...
WENT FORTH. — Literally, _goes forth,_ from the prophet’s side, in the direction of the man who went to measure. LXX., εἱστήκει. WENT OUT. — Literally, _comes forth:_ viz., from the invisible — _i.e....
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...
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.”...
_[Zechariah 2:7]_ וְ הִנֵּ֗ה הַ מַּלְאָ֛ךְ הַ...
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...
_Another. The angel who measured spoke to Michael. (Calmet)_...
"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...
It is said, that the angel _went forth_, and that _another angel met _him. It hence appears as from the whole of what the Prophet says, how carefully God provides for the safety of his Church; for he...
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...
AND, BEHOLD, THE ANGEL THAT TALKED WITH ME WENT FORTH,.... See Zechariah 1:9 and he "went forth" from the place where the prophet was, with whom he had been conversing: AND ANOTHER ANGEL WENT OUT TO...
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, Ver. 3. _And behold the angel_] Zechariah's angel, as one calleth him. _ Went forth_] to take direction...
_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...
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...
THE ANGEL THAT TALKED; the great and glorious Angel, i.e. Christ Jesus himself, which had so long talked with Zechariah. WENT FORTH, from the midst of the myrtle trees, where he was first seen: whithe...
Zechariah 2:3 angel H4397 talked H1696 (H8802) out H3318 (H8802) another H312 angel H4397 out H3318 ...
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...
ANGEL (_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...
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...
_A man with a measuring line in his hand _ THE MAN WITH A MEASURE The prophet asks where the man is going, and the answer given is--“to measure”; and then he shows what would be the measure of Jerus...
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...
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...
Zechariah 1:10; Zechariah 1:11; Zechariah 1:13; Zechariah 1:14;...
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 angel — Christ, who had so long talked with Zechariah. Went forth — From the midst of the myrtle — trees....