Zechariah 1:9

The Interpretation of the First Vision

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

Zechariah 1:13

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

Zechariah 2:3-4

2:3 At this point the angelic messenger ²  who spoke to me went out, and another messenger came to meet him 2:4 and said to him, “Hurry, speak to this young man ³  as follows: ‘Jerusalem will no longer be enclosed by walls ⁴  because of the multitude of people and animals there.

Zechariah 4:1

Vision Five: The Menorah

4:1 The angelic messenger ⁵  who had been speaking with me then returned and woke me, as a person is wakened from sleep.

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

² tn See the note on the expression “angelic messenger” in 1:9.

³ sn That is, to Zechariah.

⁴ tn Heb “Jerusalem will dwell as open regions (פְּרָזוֹת, pÿrazot)”; cf. NAB “in open country”; CEV “won’t have any boundaries.” The population will be so large as to spill beyond the ancient and normal enclosures. The people need not fear, however, for the Lord will be an invisible but strong wall (v. 5).

⁴ tn See the note on the expression “angelic messenger” in 1:9.