Zechariah 2:5

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Zechariah 2:1-13

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 was assured. v. 1. I lifted up mine eyes again, once more being in a state of ecstasy, and looked, and, behold, a man with a measuring-line in his hand, evidently an angel sent for a special purpose. v. 2. Then said I, addressing the angel himself, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Zechariah 2:1-13

VISION III. THE MAN WITH THE MEASURING LINEZechariah 2:0A. A Man with a Measuring Line, and its Meaning (Zechariah 2:1-5). B. Further Promises (Zechariah 2:6-13) And 1I lifted up my eyes1 and saw, and behold, a man, and in his hand a measuring-line. 2 And I said, Whither goest thou? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what its length. 3 And behold the angel 4 that talked with me came forth and another angel went forth to meet him, And said to him, Run,... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Zechariah 2:4-5

Zechariah THE CITY WITHOUT WALLS Zec_2:4 - Zec_2:5 . Zechariah was the Prophet of the returning exiles, and his great work was to hearten them for their difficult task, with their small resources and their many foes, and to insist that the prime condition to success, on the part of that portion of the nation that had returned, was holiness. So his visions, of which there is a whole series, are very largely concerned with the building of the Temple and of the city. In this one, he sees a man... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-13

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 four horns met with four carpenters. For Babylon the carpenter was Cyrus; for Persia, Alexander the Great; for Greece, the Roman; for Rome, the Gaul. No weapon that is formed to thwart God’s purposes can prosper. The young man with the measuring line embodied the new spirit animating the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 2:1-13

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, and is prevented from doing so by an angel messenger, who, in figurative language, tells him that Jerusalem will be such that it will be impossible to measure. The nature of that prosperity is indicated in the statement that Jehovah's presence will make walls unnecessary, and its extent be so vast... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-13

The Man and the Measuring Line Zechariah 2:1-13 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 visions of God was brought into the land of Israel. He saw a man whose appearance was like the appearance of brass. The man had a line of flax in bis hand, and a measuring reed. He was measuring the wall on the outside of the House of God. Then he measured the Temple itself. In Zechariah's vision,... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 2:1-13

The Eight Night Visions And Accompanying Oracles (Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:8 ). Zechariah now goes on to describe eight night visions, which he appears to have had in one night, which are in the main accompanied by oracles. These portray the commencement of the new beginning and are as follows: · The Horsemen Scouts go through the whole earth and find it at rest - Jerusalem will be restored (Zechariah 1:7-17). · The Four Horns and the Four Smiths - the opposing nations will be pared back... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 2:1-5

Zechariah 2:1-Deuteronomy : . The person with the measuring line (described in Zechariah 2:4 as a “ young man,” i.e. Zerubbabel, cf. 1Esther 3:4; 1Esther 4:58) is evidently ascertaining the length of wall required. An angel bids the interpreting angel stop the measuring. A fortified wall is unnecessary, since the Lord will defend His own, and it would only check the expansion of Jerusalem. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 2:5

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, so much too great for so weak and so few a people, might be believed and expected, God engageth he will perform the word. A wall of fire; which cannot be scaled, it would consume them that attempt it; nor undermined. none could come so near it: such a wall as once was Elisha’s guard, 2 Kings... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-5

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 and completeness of number (Revelation 2:1; Revelation 21:15-16). Zechariah 2:4. Run] Necessity of despatch. Young man] Zechariah young in service or in age, probably between 20 and 30 years old. Jerusalem] to have vast influx of men and cattle, no longer to be confined in narrow walls and fixed... read more