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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Zechariah 6:15

Off. Many Jews now assisted in the building, coming from all parts. The temple was thus finished in four years time; whereas Solomon, with all his riches and workmen, spent seven in building one. (Calmet)

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 15. _AND THEY_ THAT ARE _FAR OFF SHALL COME_] The Gentiles shall come to the Saviour of the world; and _build_-become a part of this new temple; for they, as _living stones_, shall become a holy...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND THEY WHO ARE FAR OFF SHALL COME - They who came from Babylon with offerings to God, became types of the Gentiles, of whom the Apostle says, “Now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off have...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 6 _ 1. The eighth vision (Zechariah 6:1) _ 2. The crowning of Joshua, the High-Priest (Zechariah 6:9) Zechariah 6:1. The last vision is the vision of the four chariots. We notice the similar...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    A CROWN FOR ZERUBBABEL. The text is considerably confused, partly through accident, partly it would seem by deliberate alteration. The Heb. of the words rendered and come thou the same day, and go int...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THEY. SHALL COME: i.e. those future builders, of whom these were. type. Compare Isaiah 60:10. AND THIS, &C.. And it shall come to pass: i.e. the promise and prophecy in the former part of this verse....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _they that are far off_ Comp. Ephesians 2:13; Ephesians 2:17, where there is perhaps a reminiscence of the οἱ μακρὰν of the LXX. here. "The counsel of peace," and the "building in the temple of the Lo...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    CHAPTER XXXV THE PROCLAMATION OF THE MESSIAH Zechariah 6:9-15 RV. And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah; and come th...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that t...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE EIGHTH VISION. THE SYMBOLIC CROWNING 1-8. Four war-chariots, with variously coloured horses, go forth to execute God's judgments against the enemies of oppressed Israel in different parts of the...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    A SERIES OF SEVEN VISIONS. Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15. Between the commencement of Zechariah’s prophetic labours and the incidents recorded in Zechariah 1:7 to...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND THEY THAT ARE FAR OFF. — Hardly the Jews of the Dispersion only, but non-Jews also. (Comp. Haggai 2:7; Zechariah 2:11.) AND BUILD IN — _i.e.,_ work at building, as in Psalms 128:1. With regard to...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וּ רְחֹוקִ֣ים ׀ יָבֹ֗אוּ וּ בָנוּ֙ בְּ הֵיכַ֣

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE VISIONS OF ZECHARIAH Zechariah 1:7; Zechariah 2:1; Zechariah 3:1; Zechariah 4:1;...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE RESULT OF THE VISIONS: THE CROWNING OF THE KING OF ISRAEL Zechariah 6:9 The heathen being overthrown, Israel is free, and may have her king again. Therefore Zechariah is ordered-it would appear o...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE VISION OF THE CHARIOTS Zechariah 6:1-15 This is a vision of protection and deliverance. Four chariots issue from the mountains around Jerusalem. The colors of the horses represent the commission...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    In the last vision the prophet observed four chariots, coming out from between two mountains of brass, one drawn by red horses, one by black horses, one by white horses, and one by grizzled horses. In...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And they [that are] (x) far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me to you. And [this] shall come to pass, if ye will diligently (y) o...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    REFLECTIONS O Lord! help thy servants now with open face, as in a glass, to behold thy glory, and while reading these accounts of thy grace, manifested to the Prophet, give to us a right understandin...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    "And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, (10) Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. Zechariah was plainly a contemporary of Haggai. Like him he dates his prophecies from the second imperial power of the Gentiles; but he goes a great deal far...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    The Prophet also states, that men would come from remote lands to contribute labor or wealth towards the building of the temple; for the word building may refer to either of these two things. _Come _t...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    In chapter 6 we are shewn the government of God in the four monarchies, but neither as immediate government on God's part nor merely that of human government. We have seen power committed to man in th...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THEY [THAT ARE] AFAR OFF SHALL COME,..... Into the temple; not the material temple; nor is this a prophecy which was fulfilled in Herod, a stranger, repairing that, as Kimchi suggests; but into th...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And they [that are] far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And [this] shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey th...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And the crowns_ The two crowns before mentioned, made of the gold and silver brought from Babylon, Zechariah 6:11; _shall be to Helem and to Tobijah_, &c. Of these persons we know no more, with any c...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE CROWNING OF THE HIGH PRIEST...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And they that are far off, like the men who had in this case brought their offerings, SHALL COME AND BUILD IN THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD, representatives of various heathen nations joining in the upbuildi...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE EIGHTH VISION - FOUR CHARIOTS (vv. 1-8) The last of Zechariah's visions is of four chariots coming forth between the two mountains (JND). Note that the definite article "the" is used here, and i...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    9-15 Some Jews from Babylon brought an offering to the house of God. Those who cannot forward a good work by their persons, must, as they are able, forward it by their purses: if some find hands, let...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    This verse hath certainly a double reference, one to the Jews, and the building of the material temple, which is the literal and historical sense; the other mystical, and refers to the bringing in of...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Zechariah 6:15 afar H7350 come H935 (H8799) build H1129 (H8804) temple H1964 LORD H3068 know H3045 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CROWNING OF JOSHUA AS PROXY FOR THE BRANCH - WITNESSED BY THE RETURNING EXILES AS AN ENCOURAGEMENT FOR OTHERS TO RETURN (ZECHARIAH 6:9). The acting out of the future was a regular prophetic method...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Vision of the four chariots. The symbolic crowning of Joshua. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Zechariah, angel, Joshua, Heldai, Tobijah, Jedaiah, Josiah. CONCLUSION: Following the day when God's j...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Zechariah 6:1. _Four chariots._ The four great monarchies seen in vision by Daniel, under the form of four beasts: chap. 7. The mountains of brass are expressive of the strength of those empires. Dani...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And set them upon the head of Joshua _ THE MATCHLESS MAN IN HISTORY The crowning, the work, and the position of Joshua spoken of in these verses, are obviously employed to symbolise some coming man...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 6:9 This oracle describes a sign-act that looks forward to the successful rebuilding of the temple. ⇐...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] Zechariah 6:9.] _The ninth vision_. Crowns on Joshua. ZECHARIAH 6:10.] The persons named appear to have formed a deputation from the captives still remaining in Babylon, who had sen...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ZECHARIAH 6:1 § 10. _The eighth vision: the four chariots._ ZECHARIAH 6:1 I TURNED, AND LIFTED UP MINE EYES (see note on Zechariah

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Zechariah, chapter 6. Now as we pointed out, the Lord gave to Zechariah ten visions. Visions are subject to interpretation. Oftentimes the meaning of them is rather veiled. And unless the Lord gives t...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 3:10; 1 Peter 2:4; 1 Peter 2:5; 2 Peter 1:5; Acts 2:39;

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    They that are far off — This verse hath a double reference, one to the Jews, and the building of the material temple, the other to the bringing in of the Gentiles. And this — The literal part shall co...

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