Zechariah 1:7-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 1:16

Therefore thus saith the Lord, I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies ,.... Having returned the people of the Jews from their captivity to Jerusalem, in which he had shown abundant mercy to them: my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts ; meaning the temple where he dwelt and was worshipped; the foundation of which had been laid two months before this prophecy was delivered, Haggai 2:18 and which should be raised up and finished, notwithstanding all the opposition of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 1:17

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 abroad ; or, according to the Targum, "the cities of my people shall be yet filled with good"; and so the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions, "my cities shall yet flow with good things"; with all temporal prosperity and happiness; which was fulfilled in the times of Nehemiah, Zerubbabel, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:7

Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month - This revelation was given about three months after the former, and two months after they had recommenced the building of the temple. Sebat - Answers to a part of our February. See Haggai 2:18 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:8

I saw by night - The time was emblematical of the affliction under which the Jews groaned. A man - An angel in the form of a man: supposed to have been the Lord Jesus; who seems to have appeared often in this way, as a prelude to his incarnation; see Joshua 5:13 ; Ezekiel 1:26 ; Daniel 7:13 ; Daniel 10:6 . The same, probably, that appeared to Joshua with a drawn sword, as the captain of the Lord's host. Joshua 5:13-15 . A red horse - An emblem of war and bloodshed. Among... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:9

O my lord, what are these - The angel here mentioned was distinct from those mentioned in the eighth verse; he who talked with the prophet, Zechariah 1:13 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:10

The man that stood among the myrtle trees - The angel of the Covenant, as above, Zechariah 1:11 . Whom the Lord hath sent - Who are constituted guardians of the land. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:11

All the earth sitteth still, and is at rest - There is general peace through the Persian empire, and other states connected with Judea; but the Jews are still in affliction; their city is not yet restored, nor their temple built. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:12

Then the angel of the Lord - He who was among the myrtles - the Lord Jesus. O Lord of hosts, how long - Jesus Christ was not only the "Lamb slain from the foundation of the world," but was always the sole Mediator and intercessor between God and man. These threescore and ten years? - This cannot mean the duration of the captivity for that was nearly twenty years past. It must mean simply the time that had elapsed from the destruction of the temple to the time in which the angel... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:13

The Lord answered the angel - And the angel told the prophet that the answer was gracious and comfortable. This answer is given in the next verse. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:14

I am jealous for Jerusalem - I have for them a strong affection; and indignation against their enemies. read more

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