Zechariah 1:16 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-17

We not come to visions and revelations of the Lord; for in that way God chose to speak by Zechariah, to awaken the people's attention, and to engage their humble reverence of the word and their humble enquiries into it, and to fix it the more in their minds and memories. Most of the following visions seem designed for the comfort of the Jews, now newly returned out of captivity, and their encouragement to go on with the building of the temple. The scope of this vision (which is as an... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 1:16

Therefore thus saith the Lord, I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies ,.... Having returned the people of the Jews from their captivity to Jerusalem, in which he had shown abundant mercy to them: my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts ; meaning the temple where he dwelt and was worshipped; the foundation of which had been laid two months before this prophecy was delivered, Haggai 2:18 and which should be raised up and finished, notwithstanding all the opposition of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:16

I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies - Before, he came to them in judgments; and the principal mercy is, the house of the Lord shall be rebuilt, and the ordinances of' the Lord re-established. And a line shall be stretched forth - The circuit shall be determined, and the city built according to the line marked out. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:16

Verse 16 This is a confirmation of the last prophecy, — that God purposed to put an end to his chastisement, as it is said by Isaiah, “They have received at Jehovah’s hand double for all their sins.” For in these words God reminds us that he was satisfied with the punishment he had inflicted on his people, like a father, who thinks that he had been sufficiently severe and rigid in punishing his son. So now, Thus saith Jehovah, I have returned to Jerusalem in mercies: for it was necessary to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-17

§ 3. The first vision: the horsemen in the myrtle grove. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-17

The first vision: God's government of the world. "Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse," etc. About three months after the call of Zechariah to the prophetic office, he had no less than seven, or, as some count, eight visions in one night. And this night, we... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:12-16

A vision of mercy. "Then the angel of the Lord answered and said," etc. In the last portion ( Zechariah 1:7-11 ) we saw Christ, or the Angel-Jehovah, presented to us as a King, exercising visitatorial powers. In the present we seem to read of him under those two other principal aspects in which he is revealed to his people, viz. I. INTERCESSION . We find this to be: 1 . Exceedingly apposite. Much had already been done for the remnant of the Captivity; but much also remained.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:16

Therefore . Because God loved his people and was incensed with the heathen. I am returned; I return. According to the promise in Zechariah 1:3 (see note on Zechariah 8:3 ). A line shall be stretched forth. A measuring line shall now be used to mark out the city for rebuilding ( Job 38:5 ). The first proof of God's renewed mercy would be seen in the restoration of the temple, the symbol of the theocracy, and in the revival of the city, the type of national life. The "line" had... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 1:16

Therefore - This being so, since God was so jealous for His people, so displeased with their persecutors, “thus saith the Lord,” Dionysius, “I who “in wrath remember mercy, am returned” Habakkuk 3:2, not by change of place, who am uncircumscribed, not existing in place, to the people of Judah and Jerusalem in mercies, manifoldly benefiting them by various effects of My love.” The single benefits, the rebuilding of His House, and so the restoration of His public worship, and the rebuilding of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 1:13-17

Zechariah 1:13-17. And the Lord answered the angel “By a voice, or impulse; and the angel communicated the reply to Zechariah.” Newcome. So the angel said, Cry thou Now publish what thou hearest, and assure God’s poor, captive, empoverished church, that he will do her good. Saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts The God of armies, and the Father of his people; I am jealous for Jerusalem I have been jealous against, but now am jealous for Jerusalem; my love is now raised to a very high... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 1:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 1:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:7-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:12-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 1:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 1:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 1:13-17

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