Zechariah 1:21

No man did lift up his head] In the events culminating in the captivity, the people were utterly crushed. Fray] an obsolete word meaning 'terrify': cp. Deuteronomy 28:26. The root is seen in 'afraid,' i.e. affrayed. But the reading in LXX suggests a Hebrew word meaning 'file down,' which certainly gives a better sense to the whole passage. Cast out] RV 'cast down.'

Gentiles] RV 'nations,' and so throughout.

The imagery of this vision is somewhat difficult, but the meaning is quite plain, viz. the judgment of those nations who had harried God's people.