Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 2:6-9
6. Ho, ho The Hebrew word is translated also “woe” or “alas”; it is more than a call to attention; it always expresses a feeling of pain on the part of the speaker, arising from compassion with those who are addressed. Flee The time of restoration has come, when Jehovah will send judgment upon their present abode. The land of the north Babylonia, the land of exile (Zechariah 2:7; compare Jeremiah 3:12; Jeremiah 3:18; Jeremiah 23:8; see on Joel 2:20). I have spread you abroad as the... read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 2:1-13
THE EIGHT NIGHT VISIONS, Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:8. About three months after Zechariah’s first utterance and five months after building operations on the temple were resumed (Haggai 1:15) there came to Zechariah in one single night a series of symbolical visions. Their significance was made plain to him by a heavenly interpreter. The visions have one common purpose, “the encouragement of the Jews to continue the work of restoring the temple and rebuilding the city and the re-establishing... read more