I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. Ver. 1. _I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked_] _i.e._ I looked wistfully, not sluggishly, as between sleeping and waking, as Zechariah 4:1. I saw further by the spirit than common sense could have carri... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what [is] the breadth thereof, and what [is] the length thereof. Ver. 2. _Whither goest thou?_] This was great boldness; but the prophet understood himself well enough; and Christ approves and assents to it in a grac... [ Continue Reading ]
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, Ver. 3. _And behold the angel_] Zechariah's angel, as one calleth him. _ Went forth_] to take direction from Christ, and to give the prophet further information. _See Trapp on "_ Zec 1:9 _"_ And another... [ Continue Reading ]
And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited [as] towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein: Ver. 4. _Run, speak to this young man_] Not go, but run; yea, fly swiftly, with weariness of flight, as Daniel 9:21. Christ thinks it long ere... [ Continue Reading ]
For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. Ver. 5. _For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire_] _Igneus qui et cominus arceat et eminus terreat_ (Theodor.). The Church (Christ's garden) may seem to lie open to all incu... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 6. _Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north_] A proclamation to those in Babylon to make haste home, and come away for shame;... [ Continue Reading ]
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest [with] the daughter of Babylon. Ver. 7. _Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon_] _q.d._ Is Babylon a fit place for thee to abide in? what comfort canst thou take in such lewd company? Save thyself from this untoward generation, Ac... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. Ver. 8. _For thus saith the Lord of hosts_] Sanchez referreth these words to those aforegoing, _q.d._ "Deliver thyself," &c. for so the Lord... [ Continue Reading ]
For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me. Ver. 9. _For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them_] Kings, they say, have long hands; and can easily reach those that are far distant. This is much... [ Continue Reading ]
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. Ver. 10. Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come] After a long absence, as it may seem, and great expectation, I come, not to lodge for a night, but to dwell and make mine abo... [ Continue Reading ]
And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee. Ver. 11. _And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day_] _See Trapp on "_ Zec 2:9 _"_ And further o... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again. Ver. 12. _And the Lord shall inherit Judah his portion_] Or his enclosure, his several, divided from the rest of the world by a wonderful separation, as the Hebrew word signifieth, Exodus 33:16. And tho... [ Continue Reading ]
Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation. Ver. 13. _Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord_] Heb. הס Peace and be still, as our Saviour once said to the raging sea, Mark 4:39, whereupon the wind ceased (which before had blown and blustered till it was... [ Continue Reading ]