Zechariah 1:10
1:10 Then the man standing among the myrtle trees spoke up and said, “These are the ones whom the
Lord has sent to walk about
1 on the earth.”
Zechariah 1:13
1:13 The
Lord then addressed good, comforting words to the angelic messenger who was speaking to me.
Zechariah 4:4
4:4 Then I asked the messenger who spoke with me, “What are these,
2 sir?”
Zechariah 4:11
4:11 Next I asked the messenger, “What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the menorah?”
Zechariah 6:4
6:4 Then I asked the angelic messenger
3 who was speaking with me, “What are these, sir?”
1 sn The stem used here (Hitpael) with the verb “walk” (הָלַךְ, halakh) suggests the exercise of dominion (cf. Gen 13:17; Job 1:7; 2:2-3; Ezek 28:14; Zech 6:7). The Lord is here about to claim sovereignty over the nations. Cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV, NLT “to patrol”; TEV “to go and inspect.”
2 sn Here these must refer to the lamps, since the identification of the olive trees is left to vv. 11-14.
3 tn See the note on the expression “angelic messenger” in 1:9.