John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 4:5
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me ,.... Either to upbraid him with his ignorance and stupidity; or rather to quicken his attention, and that of others, to the interpretation of it he was about to give him: Knowest thou not what these be ? art thou ignorant of the design of them? or knowest thou not what is meant by them? and I said, No, my lord ; he made an ingenuous confession of his ignorance, joined with great respect unto, and veneration of, the angel... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 4:1-10
Here is, I. The prophet prepared to receive the discovery that was to be made to him: The angel that talked with him came and waked him, Zech. 4:1. It seems, though he was in conference with an angel, and about matters of great and public concern, yet he grew dull and fell asleep, as it should seem, while the angel was yet talking with him. Thus the disciples, when they saw Christ transfigured, were heavy with sleep, Luke 9:32. The prophet's spirit, no doubt, was willing to attend to that... read more