Zechariah 2:8

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:8

For thus saith the Lord of hosts ,.... Christ, who is the true Jehovah, and Lord of armies, as appears from his being sent in the next clause: After the glory ; which is promised, Zechariah 2:5 so the Targum and Kimchi; or, "afterwards" shall be "the glory" F12 אחר כבוד "tandem erit gloria, aut postea erit gloria", De Dieu. ; or a glorious time and state; that is, after God's people are brought out of mystical Babylon, when the Jews shall be converted, and the fulness of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 2:8

After the glory - After your glorious deliverance from the different places of your dispersion; He hath sent me unto the nations which spoiled you, that they may fall under grievous calamities, and be punished in their turn. On Babylon a great calamity fell, when besieged and taken by the Persians. The following note I received from a sensible and pious correspondent: - Zechariah 2:5 . "For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 2:8

Verse 8 The Prophet pursues the same subject; for he shows that the way was not opened to the Jews that they might soon after repent of their return, but that the Lord might be with them, as their deliverance was a signal proof of his kindness, and an evidence that he would commence what he had begun. He then says, that by God’s order the Gentiles would be restrained from effecting any thing in opposition to the Jews; as though he had said, “Your liberty has been granted by Cyrus and by Darius;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-13

§ 5. The third vision: the man with the measuring line. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 2:6-9

A promise of triumph. "Ho, ho! come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the Lord," etc. Soon after the time of the deliverance of this prophecy, Babylon suffered greatly at the hands of Darius. The primary reference of the verses before us is to this fact, in the judgment of some— Zechariah 2:6 , Zechariah 2:7 being an urgent call to flee from that city and land, and Zechariah 2:8 , Zechariah 2:9 a solemn prediction of the calamities about to come upon it, uttered in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 2:6-9

The exiles' return. "Return." This call implies— I. KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR CONDITION . In the dark days we are apt to say, "Doth God know?" This is our weakness. The cries Of the poor, the needy, and the oppressed are ever heard on high. II. CONTINUED INTEREST IN THEIR WELFARE . Israel, though scattered, was not forsaken. Affliction witnesses both as to our sin and God's mercy. If God did not care, he would let us go on in sin. But because he loves and pities us and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 2:6-9

Soul-exile. "Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the Lord: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the Lord," etc. This is a call of Jehovah to the Jews in Babylonian captivity to return to their own land. Cyrus had made a way for them, and publicly proclaimed their deliverance. There are expressions in these verses, as indeed in almost every verse of the book, the exact meaning of which cannot be settled: it is idle to attempt to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 2:8

After the glory hath he sent me. After glory (there is no article in the original), i.e. to win honour, hath Jehovah sent me— the superior angel who speaks. As the words, "thus saith the Lord," precede, we should have expected, "have I sent thee," but such change of persons, and indirect address, are common in Hebrew (comp. Zechariah 14:5 ). The angel is sent to get glory over the heathen by taking vengeance on them (comp. Exodus 14:18 ). Such judgments are often represented to be... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 2:8

After the glory - Jonathan: “Which it is promised to bring upon you.” This being the usual construction, the words involve a great course of God’s dealing, of first showing favor to those who will receive favor, then abandoning or punishing the rest; as, when the eight souls had been received into the ark, the flood came; when Lot and his had escaped out of Sodom, the fire came down from heaven; when Israel had passed the Red Sea, Pharaoh’s hosts were drowned; the election obtained what israel... read more

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