Verse 17. _MY CITIES - SHALL YET BE SPREAD ABROAD_] The whole land of Judea shall be inhabited, and the ruined cities restored....
CRY YET - A further promise; not only should Jerusalem be rebuilt, but should as we say, overflow with good ; and God, who had seemed to cast off His people, should yet comfort her, and should show in...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS 1. THE NIGHT VISIONS CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction (Zechariah 1:1) _ 2. The first night vision (Zechariah 1:7) 3. The second night vision (Zechariah 1:18)...
This section, to which Zechariah 1:7 is an editorial introduction, either is not the beginning of Zechariah's allegories, or has not come down to us in its original form, for the interpreting angel is...
COMFORT. pity, or have compassion on; as mercy" in Zechariah 1:12....
_be spread abroad_ Some would render "overflow," comparing Proverbs 5:16. But the more usual sense of the word, "spread abroad, or "disperse," gives a good meaning. Not only shall the Temple be rebuil...
MY CITIES, &C.— _My cities shall yet abound with good._ Houbigant, and others....
CHAPTER XXVII A VISION OF HORSES Zechariah 1:7-17 RV. Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah unto Ze...
CHAPTER XXVIII A VISION OF FOUR HORNS AND SMITHS Zechariah 1:18-21 RV. And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, four horns. And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these? And...
Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem. CRY YET ... THUS SAITH...
1:17 with (c-14) Or 'spread out because of.'...
SHALL YET BE SPREAD ABROAD] better, 'shall yet overflow with prosperity' (RM), i.e. the cities of Judah: see v....
LESSONS FROM THE PAST. THE FIRST AND SECOND VISIONS 1-6. The Prophet's message. He calls the people to repentance. 8-17. The First Vision: The Divine Messengers ever watching over the affairs of the...
GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ ‘The *prophet (Zechariah) said that these events would happen. And these events did happen.’ (Matthew 21:4) (A *prophet tells people what G...
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...
BE SPREAD ABROAD — _i.e._, be filled to overflowing; LXX. inserts “And the angel that spake in me said to me.” (Comp. Zechariah 2:4.) _The_ same verb and conjugation is used in Zechariah 13:7 of “bein...
עֹ֣וד ׀ קְרָ֣א לֵ אמֹ֗ר כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה
3. EXPOSITION OF THE SEVERAL VISIONS For all the Visions there is one date, "in the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius." that is, January or Febru...
THE VISIONS OF ZECHARIAH Zechariah 1:7; Zechariah 2:1; Zechariah 3:1; Zechariah 4:1;...
A VISION OF PARDON AND RESTORATION Zechariah 1:1-17 Zechariah does not slur over the sins of the past, but lays stress on the divine forgiveness. His only fear is lest God should call in vain, and th...
About a month after Haggai's second message, in which he had encouraged the people who were in danger of being disheartened by the memory of the past, Zechariah uttered his first prophetic word. He ga...
Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet (q) be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem. (q) The abundance will...
"Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prop...
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...
I was not able in my last lecture fully to explain the verse in which the Prophet says that he was commanded by the angel to cry again, that God had returned to Jerusalem in mercies. The design of the...
The Spirit of God begins with an exhortation, founded on the proofs that the history of the people supplied of the manner in which the word of the prophets had taken hold of them. Jehovah's displeasur...
CRY YET, SAYING,.... That is, "prophesy again", as the Targum paraphrases it; publish and declare openly before all: THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS, MY CITIES THROUGH PROSPERITY SHALL YET BE SPREAD ABR...
Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem. Ver. 17. _Cry yet, saying,...
_And the Lord answered the angel_ “By a voice, or impulse; and the angel communicated the reply to Zechariah.” Newcome. _So the angel said, Cry thou_ Now publish what thou hearest, and assure God's po...
Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad, overflowing with the outward pressure of abundant growth as a stream overflows its banks; AND TH...
THE VISION OF THE HORSES AMONG THE MYRTLE TREES...
GOD'S CALL TO RETURN TO HIM (vv. 1-6) Zechariah's name means "Jehovah remembers." He was the son of Berechiah ("Jehovah blesses") who was the son of Iddo ("the appointed time"). Israel had long been...
PROSPERITY: _ Heb._ good...
7-17 The prophet saw a dark, shady grove, hidden by hills. This represented the low, melancholy condition of the Jewish church. A man like a warrior sat on a red horse, in the midst of this shady myr...
CRY YET: the prophet's commission is either enlarged, or more full instructions given to him, to raise the hope and stablish the faith of the people of God. MY CITIES: Jerusalem and the cities of Juda...
Zechariah 1:17 proclaim H7121 (H8798) saying H559 (H8800) says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 hosts H6635 cities...
THE FIRST VISION. THE VISION OF THE HORSEMEN SCOUTS - GOD WILL NOW RESTORE HIS PEOPLE AND THE TEMPLE WILL BE BUILT (ZECHARIAH 1:7). Zechariah 1:7 ‘On the twenty fourth day of the eleventh month, whic...
Zechariah 1:7 The rider in the myrtle grove. I. The prophet saw a grove of myrtle trees in a hollow or low place. By the myrtle grove all are agreed is signified the covenant people, the nation of Is...
CONTENTS: Zechariah's symbolic visions, warning of Jehovah's dispreasure with the nations. CHARACTERS: God, Darius, Zechariah. CONCLUSION: The judgments of God which those who went before us were un...
Zechariah 1:1. _Zechariah;_ that is, the memory of God; a name which might seem prophetic, for the Lord remembered his people while yet in Babylon. He was contemporary with Haggai, and acted in concer...
_My cities through prosperity _ ZION’S PROSPERITY Jehovah’s tender care of His living Church seems to be a prominent topic with the prophet Zechariah. Amid all the visitations Zion has experienced...
_I am jealous for Jerusalem _ MERCY MINGLED WITH CHASTISEMENT “Jealousy is that particular uneasiness which arises in our minds from the fear that some rival may rob us of the affection of one whom...
CRITICAL NOTES.] ZECHARIAH 1:16. RETURNED] to Jerusalem, from whom God had withdrawn. LINE] All obstacles removed, the temple completed, and the whole city shall be regular in shape, and exact in its...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-6:15 Part I. A SERIES OF EIGHT VISIONS, AND A SYMBOLICAL ACTION. ZECHARIAH 1:1 § 1. _Title of the book, and author. _THE EIGHTH MONTH. This was called Bul before the Captivit
Shall we tonight now get into our study in the book of Zechariah beginning with chapter 1. Now if you remember when we studied the book of Haggai last week, Haggai was dating his prophesies in the sec...
2 Chronicles 6:6; Amos 9:14; Ephesians 1:4; Ezekiel 36:10; Ezekiel 3
THE MAN AMONG THE MYRTLE TREES Zechariah 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The visions have to do primarily with God's dealings with His chosen people Israel. They will, however, be full of lessons for the sai...
Through prosperity — Through increase of families, they shall send forth colonies, and plant new cities, and thro' increase of wealth, and cattle, be able to build their cities, and stock their coloni...