Discovery BoxZechariah 6:8
Context6:8 Then he cried out to me, “Look! The ones going to the northland have brought me 1 peace about the northland.” 2
Zechariah 6:14
Context6:14 The crown will then be turned over to Helem, 3 Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen 4 son of Zephaniah as a memorial in the temple of the Lord.
Zechariah 10:8
Context10:8 I will signal for them and gather them, for I have already redeemed them; then they will become as numerous as they were before.
Zechariah 10:2
Context10:2 For the household gods 5 have spoken wickedness, the soothsayers have seen a lie, and as for the dreamers, they have disclosed emptiness and give comfort in vain. Therefore the people set out like sheep and become scattered because they have no shepherd. 6
Zechariah 13:6
Context13:6 Then someone will ask him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest?’ 7 and he will answer, ‘Some that I received in the house of my friends.’
Zechariah 3:7
Context3:7 “The Lord who rules over all says, ‘If you live 8 and work according to my requirements, you will be able to preside over my temple 9 and attend to my courtyards, and I will allow you to come and go among these others who are standing by you.
Zechariah 10:6
Context10:6 “I (says the Lord) will strengthen the kingdom 10 of Judah and deliver the people of Joseph 11 and will bring them back 12 because of my compassion for them. They will be as though I had never rejected them, for I am the Lord their God and therefore I will hear them.
[6:8] 1 tn Heb “my spirit.” The subject appears to be the
[6:8] 2 sn The immediate referent of peace about the northland is to the peace brought by Persia’s conquest of Babylonia, a peace that allowed the restoration of the Jewish people (cf. 2 Chr 36:22-23; Isa 44:28; 45:1-2). However, there is also an eschatological dimension, referring to a time when there will be perfect and universal peace.
[6:14] 3 tn “Helem” is probably the same individual as “Heldai” in v. 10. Since the MT and the major ancient versions leave the apparent conflict unresolved it is probably best to view “Helem” as interchangeable with “Heldai” (cf. “Heled” in 1 Chr 11:30 with “Heleb” [2 Sam 23:29] and “Heldai” [1 Chr 27:15]). A number of modern English versions use “Heldai” here (e.g., NAB, NIV, NRSV, TEV, NLT).
[6:14] 4 tn Since the “son of Zephaniah” in v. 10 is Josiah, it might be best here to understand “Hen” in its meaning “grace” (חֵן, khen); that is, “Hen” is a nickname for Josiah – “the gracious one.” A number of modern English translations use “Josiah” here (e.g., NCV, NRSV, NLT).
[10:2] 5 tn The Hebrew word תְּרָפִים (tÿrafim, “teraphim”) refers to small images used as means of divination and in other occult practices (cf. Gen 31:19, 34-35; 1 Sam 19:13, 16; Hos 3:4). A number of English versions transliterate the Hebrew term (cf. ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV) or simply use the generic term “idols” (so KJV, NIV, TEV).
[10:2] 6 sn Shepherd is a common OT metaphor for the king (see esp. Jer 2:8; 3:15; 10:21; 23:1-2; 50:6; Ezek 34).
[13:6] 7 tn Heb “wounds between your hands.” Cf. NIV “wounds on your body”; KJV makes this more specific: “wounds in thine hands.”
[3:7] 9 tn Heb “walk,” a frequent biblical metaphor for lifestyle or conduct; TEV “If you [+ truly CEV] obey.” To “walk” in the ways of the
[3:7] 10 sn The statement you will be able to preside over my temple (Heb “house,” a reference to the Jerusalem temple) is a hint of the increasingly important role the high priest played in the postexilic Jewish community, especially in the absence of a monarchy. It also suggests the messianic character of the eschatological priesthood in which the priest would have royal prerogatives.
[10:6] 12 tn Or “the kingdom of Israel”; Heb “the house of Joseph.”
[10:6] 13 tc The anomalous MT reading וְחוֹשְׁבוֹתִים (vÿkhoshÿvotim) should probably be וַהֲשִׁי בוֹתִם (vahashi votim), the Hiphil perfect consecutive of שׁוּב (shuv), “return” (cf. Jer 12:15).
