Zechariah 1:13

1:13 The Lord then addressed good, comforting words to the angelic messenger who was speaking to me.

Zechariah 2:3

2:3 At this point the angelic messenger¹ who spoke to me went out, and another messenger came to meet him

Zechariah 4:1

Vision Five: The Menorah

4:1 The angelic messenger² who had been speaking with me then returned and woke me, as a person is wakened from sleep.

Zechariah 4:4

4:4 Then I asked the messenger who spoke with me, “What are these,³ sir?”

Zechariah 5:10

5:10 I asked the messenger who was speaking to me, “Where are they taking the basket?”

Zechariah 6:4

6:4 Then I asked the angelic messenger⁴ who was speaking with me, “What are these, sir?”

Zechariah 1:9

The Interpretation of the First Vision

1:9 Then I asked one nearby, “What are these, sir?” The angelic messenger⁵ who replied to me said, “I will show you what these are.”

Zechariah 1:14

1:14 Turning to me, the messenger then said, “Cry out that the Lord who rules over all says, ‘I am very much moved⁶ for Jerusalem and for Zion.

Zechariah 4:5

4:5 He replied, “Don’t you know what these are?” So I responded, “No, sir.”

Zechariah 5:5

Vision Seven: The Ephah

5:5 After this the angelic messenger⁷ who had been speaking to me went out and said, “Look, see what is leaving.”

Zechariah 11:8

11:8 Next I eradicated the three shepherds in one month,⁸ for I ran out of patience with them and, indeed, they detested me as well.

Zechariah 1:19

1:19 So I asked the angelic messenger⁹ who spoke with me, “What are these?” He replied, “These are the horns¹⁰ that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”¹¹

¹tn See the note on the expression “angelic messenger” in 1:9.

¹sn Here these must refer to the lamps, since the identification of the olive trees is left to vv. 11-14.

¹tn See the note on the expression “angelic messenger” in 1:9.

¹tn Heb “messenger” or “angel” (מַלְאָךְ, mal’akh). This being appears to serve as an interpreter to the prophet (cf. vv. 13, 14).

¹tn Heb “jealous for” (so KJV, ASV); NIV, NRSV “very jealous for”; CEV “very protective of.” The meaning is that Jerusalem/Zion is the special object of God’s grace and purposes. This results in his unusual protection of his people, a protection not accorded others with whom he does not have such a close relationship.

¹tn See the note on the expression “angelic messenger” in 1:9.

¹sn Zechariah is only dramatizing what God had done historically (see the note on the word “cedars” in 11:1). The “one month” probably means just any short period of time in which three kings ruled in succession. Likely candidates are Elah, Zimri, Tibni (1 Kgs 16:8-20); Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem (2 Kgs 15:8-16); or Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, Zedekiah (2 Kgs 24:1–25:7).

¹tn See the note on the expression “angelic messenger” in v. 9.

²sn An animal’s horn is a common OT metaphor for military power (Pss 18:2; 75:10; Jer 48:25; Mic 4:13). The fact that there are four horns here (as well as four blacksmiths, v. 20) shows a correspondence to the four horses of v. 8 which go to four parts of the world, i.e., the whole world.

³map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.