IN THE EIGHTH MONTH, &c. Zechariah's first prophecy is dated (Zechariah 1:1) "in the eighth month in the second year of Darius" (Hystaspis) (410 b. c.). sixteen years after the Decree of Cyrus. It thus comes midway between Haggai's second and third messages. See notes on Haggai 1:1. Modern critics... [ Continue Reading ]
SORE DISPLEASED. Hebrew displeased with. displeasure. Figure of speech _Polyptoton._ App-6. See note on Genesis 26:28. YOUR FATHERS. Compare verses: Zechariah 1:4; Zechariah 1:6,... [ Continue Reading ]
SAITH. hath said. THE LORD OF HOSTS. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ Zebbaioth. App-4. This title occurs fifty-three times in this book, forty-four times in chs. 1-8, and nine times in chs. 9-14. It is characteristic of this book twenty-nine times it is with the verbs saith or speaketh. All are referred to in t... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FORMER PROPHETS: i.e. Joshua to. Kings. See App-1 and App-78. EVIL. wicked. Hebrew. _raa_ `. App-44. SAITH. hath said. SAITH THE LORD. [is] Jehovah's oracle.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHERE ARE THEY? This in contrast with the words of Jehovah, which endure forever (Zechariah 1:6). Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
TAKE HOLD OF. overtake. Compare Deuteronomy 28:15; Deuteronomy 28:45. SAID. See Lamentations 1:18.... [ Continue Reading ]
UPON, &c. See note on p. 1280. ELEVENTH MONTH. Three months after Zechariah 1:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
I SAW, &c. In this first of the eight visions (Zechariah 1:8; Zechariah 6:15) Israel is in dispersion; the Gentiles are in possession at the time of the end. Jehovah is about to interfere on behalf of Jerusalem (verses: Zechariah 1:16; Zechariah 1:17; Isaiah 40:1). MAN. Hebrew. _'ish._ App-14. This... [ Continue Reading ]
MY LORD. Hebrew. _Adonai_. App-4. ANGEL. See verses: Zechariah 1:11; Zechariah 1:12; Zechariah 1:13; Zechariah 1:14; Zechariah 1:19; Zechariah 2:3; Zechariah 4:1; Zechariah 4:5; Zechar [ Continue Reading ]
_ BEHOLD_. Figure of speech Asterismos.App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
MERCY. compassion, or pity. Compare Zechariah 7:9; Psalms 102:13.Isaiah 14:1; Isaiah 49:13. JERUSALEM. Not the "Church". THREESCORE AND TEN. See Daniel 9:2, and notes on 2 Chronicles 36:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
ANSWERED. See note on Deuteronomy 1:41. Jehovah Himself now speaks.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEATHEN. nations. AT EASE. indifferent (Isaiah 32:9; Isaiah 32:11.Amos 6:1; Amos 6:1). AFFLICTION. calamity. Hebrew. _raa_ '. App-44. Compare Isaiah 47:11.Jeremiah 44:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALL BE BUILT IN IT. The Temple therefore had not yet been commenced. A LINE SHALL BE STRETCHED, &c. f. e.. measuring-line. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), App-6, for the whole work of building. Compare Zechariah 2:1; Zechariah 2:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
COMFORT. pity, or have compassion on; as mercy" in Zechariah 1:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOUR HORNS: "horns" being put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), App-6, for the Gentile (Zechariah 1:21) powers signified by thorn.... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDAH, Israel, and Jerusalem. With _'eth_ pre- fixed to the first two (not Jerusalem) for emphasis, so that we may not confuse them with the Church or with Gentile peoples. There is no "gloss", as alleged.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHEWED ME. This is part of the second vision, CARPENTERS. (iron)smiths.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE: i.e. the angel, THESE: i.e. these four smiths (or it may denote the supernatural princes over the kingdoms). They repre sent the Divine agencies raised up, by which Jehovah will overthrow them. FRAY. Short for affray-to terrify; hence English, afraid and affright. So the Hebrew _harad_. terrif... [ Continue Reading ]