Zechariah 2:13

2:13 Be silent in the Lord’s presence, all people everywhere, ¹  for he is being moved to action in his holy dwelling place. ² 

Zechariah 5:11

5:11 He replied, “To build a temple ³  for her in the land of Babylonia. ⁴  When it is finished, she will be placed there in her own residence.”

Zechariah 13:6

13:6 Then someone will ask him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest?’ ⁵  and he will answer, ‘Some that I received in the house of my friends.’

¹ tn Heb “all flesh”; NAB, NIV “all mankind.”

² sn The sense here is that God in heaven is about to undertake an occupation of his earthly realm (v. 12) by restoring his people to the promised land.

³ tn Heb “house” (so NIV, NRSV, CEV).

⁴ sn The land of Babylonia (Heb “the land of Shinar”) is another name for Sumer and Akkad, where Babylon was located (Gen 10:10). Babylon throughout the Bible symbolizes the focus of anti-God sentiment and activity (Gen 11:4; 14:1; Isa 13–14; 47:1-3; Jer 50–51; Rev 14:8; 17:1, 5, 18; 18:21).

⁵ tn Heb “wounds between your hands.” Cf. NIV “wounds on your body”; KJV makes this more specific: “wounds in thine hands.”