Zechariah 2:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 2:13

Zechariah 2:13. Be silent Reverence and adore God, and expect the accomplishment of his word. O all flesh Both Jews and Gentiles. He is raised up out of his holy habitation God is engaged in this work already, and will not rest till he has accomplished his whole work. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-13

Encouragement to the builders (1:7-2:13)In the first vision some mounted patrol officers have just returned from a tour of duty and report to a rider on a red horse who is standing among some trees (7-10). The patrol officers report that throughout the empire all is calm and peaceful (11).This report may be good news for the Persians but it is not for the Jews, who have now been in bondage to foreign overlords for more than seventy years. They long for freedom and pray for God’s mercy (12-13).... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 2:13

Be silent , &c. Compare Habakkuk 2:20 . Zephaniah 1:7 . is raised up = hath roused Himself up. Compare Psalms 78:65 . His holy habitation. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 26:15 ) read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 2:13

"Be silent, all flesh, before Jehovah; for he is waked up out of his holy habitation."This is an idiomatic expression. We may not suppose that any prophet of God ever believed that God would go to sleep and neglect his people while taking a nap. "He slumbereth not, nor sleeps" was basic information about the Almighty God. The words here mean that a period of apparent indifference on the part of God would be followed by a period of mighty actions supporting and blessing his people. As Deane... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 2:13

13. Be silent, O all flesh— (Habakkuk 2:20). "Let all in silent awe and reverence await the Lord's coming interposition in behalf of His people!" The address is both to the Gentile foes, who prided themselves on their power as if irresistible, and to the unbelieving Jews, who distrusted God's promises as incredible. Three reasons why they must be silent are implied: (1) they are but "flesh," weak and ignorant; (2) He is JEHOVAH, all-wise and all-powerful; (3) He is already "raised up out of His... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 2:6-13

2. The oracle about enemy destruction and Israelite blessing 2:6-13This message brings out the practical implications of the two visions just related. It is a section of poetry in the midst of the prose visions. The prophet now spoke for the Lord, first to the Jews still in exile (Zechariah 2:6-9) and then to the Jews in Jerusalem (Zechariah 2:10-13). The first part deals with the overthrow of enemies and so connects with the second vision. The second part declares Yahweh’s sovereignty in Zion... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 2:10-13

Yahweh’s ultimate blessing of Israel 2:10-13 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 2:12-13

The Lord would at that time possess Judah as His inheritance in the "holy land" and would choose Jerusalem for special blessing (cf. Isaiah 19:24-25). This is the only occurrence of the term "holy land" in the Bible. Canaan would become holy (sacred, not common or ordinary) because it would be the site of the throne and habitation of God, who is holy, dwelling among His covenant people. All the people of the earth should be still because Yahweh would arouse Himself from His heavenly habitation... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 2:1-13

The Third Vision1-5. 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 exceed all human expectations, and God will be the city’s best defence. 6-9. The Jews are summoned to leave Babylon, for judgment is to fall upon that city. 10-12. God’s gracious promise to dwell in Jerusalem, to which the nations will come.1. A man with a measuring line] The vision is probably... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 2:1-13

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 Zechariah 6:15, the Prophet Haggai received the revelation contained in Haggai 2:10-23. On the four-and-twentieth day of the eleventh month, just five months after the re-building of the Temple was resumed, Zechariah sees a succession of seven visions in one night, followed by a symbolic action (Zechariah 6:9-15). read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 2:13

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-13

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 2:13

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 2:13

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 2:13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 2:6-13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 2:10-13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 2:12-13

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 2:1-13

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 2:1-13

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