Zechariah 2:1-13 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-5

This prophet was ordered, in God's name, to assure the people (Zech. 1:16) that a line should be stretched forth upon Jerusalem. Now here we have that promise illustrated and confirmed, that the prophet might deliver that part of his message to the people with the more clearness and assurance. I. He sees, in a vision, a man going to measure Jerusalem (Zech. 2:1, 2): He lifted up his eyes again, and looked. God had shown him that which was very encouraging to him, (Zech. 1:20), and therefore... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 2:6-9

One would have thought that Cyrus's proclamation, which gave liberty to the captive Jews to return to their own land, would suffice to bring them all back, and that, as when Pharaoh gave them leave to quit Egypt and their house of bondage there, they would not leave a hoof behind; but it seems it had not that effect. There were about 40,000 whose spirits God stirred up to go, and they went; but many, perhaps the greater part, staid behind. The land of their captivity was to most of them the... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 2:10-13

Here is, I. Joy proclaimed to the church of God, to the daughter of Zion, that had separated herself from the daughter of Babylon. The Jews that had returned were in distress and danger, their enemies in the neighbourhood were spiteful against them, their friends that remained in Babylon were cool towards them, shy of them, and declined coming in to their assistance; and yet they are directed to sing, and to rejoice even in tribulation. Note, Those that have recovered their purity, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:1

I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked ,.... And saw a third vision; which, as Kimchi owns, refers to the times of the Messiah; though it might be of use to the Jews then present, to encourage them to expect the rebuilding of Jerusalem, in a literal sense: and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand : by whom is meant, not Nehemiah, nor Zerubbabel; see Zechariah 4:10 who were concerned in the building of Jerusalem; nor any mere man, nor even a created angel; for, though he may... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:2

Then said I, Whither goest thou ?.... As it showed great freedom and boldness in the prophet to put such a question to the man with the measuring reed, it was great condescension in him to return him an answer, as follows: and he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem ; not literally understood, which was not yet thoroughly built; but the Gospel church, often so called; see Hebrews 12:22 and this measuring of it denotes the conformity of it to the rule of God's word; a profession of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:3

And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth ,.... See Zechariah 1:9 and he "went forth" from the place where the prophet was, with whom he had been conversing: and another angel went out to meet him : the same that was seen among the myrtle trees, Zechariah 1:8 and here, with a measuring line in his hand, Zechariah 2:1 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:4

And said unto him ,.... That is, the other angel said to the angel that had been talking with the prophet, Run, speak to this young man : meaning Zechariah, who was either young in years, as Samuel and Jeremiah were when they prophesied; or he was a servant of a prophet older than he, and therefore so called, as Joshua, Moses's minister, was, Numbers 11:28 as Kimchi observes: saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls ; this shows that this is not to be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:5

For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about ,..... So that she needs no other wall to secure her, the power of God encompassing her about as the mountains did Jerusalem, Psalm 125:2 and he being as a wall of fire to terrify and destroy her enemies; for our God is a consuming fire, Hebrews 12:29 . Drusius thinks it is a metaphor taken from travellers in some countries, who kindle fires about their tents, to keep off lions, and other beasts of prey; and observes of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:6

Ho, ho ,.... This word expresses a call and proclamation; and is doubled, as Kimchi observes, to confirm it; and so the Targum paraphrases it, "proclaim to the dispersed:' come forth , and flee from the land of the north, saith the Lord ; that is, from Babylon, which lay north of Judea; see Jeremiah 1:13 Jeremiah 3:12 where many of the Jews continued, and did not return with the rest when they came up out of the captivity; and are therefore called to come forth from thence in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:7

Deliver thyself, O Zion ,.... Or make thy escape, you that belong to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, and ought to have your abode there, and not in Babylon: flee from thence, that dwelleth with the daughter of Babylon ; in any of the antichristian states, who are the daughters of Babylon, the mother of harlots, Revelation 17:5 so it may be rendered, "that inhabits the daughter of Babylon" F11 יושבת בת בבל , οι κατοικουντες θυγατερα βαβυλωνος , Sept.; "habitatrix... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-5

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 2:6-9

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 2:10-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:7

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