Then I asked, ‘My lord, what are these?’ ” The angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what these are.”
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Then I asked, ‘My lord, what are these?’ ” The angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what these are.”
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Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be.
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Then said I: 'O my lord, what are these?' And the angel that spoke with me said unto me: 'I will show thee what these are.'
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Passages linked to Zechariah 1:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Zechariah 4:4-5 I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?” Then the angel who talked with me answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.”
- Revelation 7:13-14 One of the elders answered, saying to me, “These who are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?” I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great suffering.They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb’s blood.
- Genesis 31:11 The angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am.’
- Daniel 9:22-23 He instructed me and talked with me, and said, Daniel, “I have now come to give you wisdom and understanding. At the beginning of your petitions the commandment went out, and I have come to tell you; for you are greatly beloved. Therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision.
- Zechariah 1:19 I asked the angel who talked with me, “What are these?” He answered me, “These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
- Zechariah 2:3 Behold, the angel who talked with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him,
- Zechariah 5:5 Then the angel who talked with me came forward, and said to me, “Lift up now your eyes, and see what this is that is appearing.”
- Daniel 7:16 I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. “So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
- Daniel 8:15-16 When I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. Then behold, there stood before me something like the appearance of a man. I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called, and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”
- Daniel 10:11-14 He said to me, “Daniel, you greatly beloved man, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright; for I have been sent to you, now.” When he had spoken this word to me, I stood trembling. Then he said to me, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel; for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come for your words’ sake. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; but, behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me because I remained there with the kings of Persia. Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days; for the vision is yet for many days.”
- Zechariah 4:11 Then I asked him, “What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lamp stand and on the left side of it?”
- Zechariah 6:4-5 Then I asked the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?” The angel answered me, “These are the four winds of the sky, which go out from standing before the Lord of all the earth.
- Revelation 17:1-7 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters, with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality. Those who dwell in the earth were made drunken with the wine of her sexual immorality.” He carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns. The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of the sexual immorality of the earth. And on her forehead a name was written, “MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.” I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered with great amazement. The angel said to me, “Why do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.
- Revelation 19:9-10 He said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb.’ ” He said to me, “These are true words of God.” I fell down before his feet to worship him. He said to me, “Look! Don’t do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy.”
- Revelation 22:8-16 Now I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who had shown me these things. He said to me, “See you don’t do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers, the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.” He said to me, “Don’t seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand. He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still.” “Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Zec 1:9 Then said I, O my lord, what…
Zec 1:9 Then said I, O my lord, what [are] these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these [be].
Ver. 9. Then said I, O my Lord, what are these?] Thus the prophets inquired and searched diligently (as saith St Peter (ερευνωντες), 1Pe 1:11), for the truth of things, as hunters seek for game, and as men seek for gold in the very mines of the earth; who, not content with the first ore that offered itself to their view, dig deeper and deeper till they are owners of the whole treasure. See Pro 2:4; and rest not till ye see that blissful sight, Eph 1:18-19.
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And the angel that talked with me] Or, in me, as the Vulgate rendereth it. This was some created angel, who might reveal things to the prophet by working on the phantasy and spirit, by way of information and instruction, as Dan 9:21 Luk 1:11 Rev 1:1.
I will show thee what these be] How ready are the holy angels to serve the saints, Heb 1:14, rejoicing more in their names of office than of honour, of employment than preferment, to be called angels, that is, messengers, or internuncios, than principalities, thrones, dominions, Eph 1:20; accounting it better to do good than to be great, to dispense God’s benefits than to enjoy them. Hence they are with and about the saints, as their companions, guides, protectors, monitors, and rulers of their actions, as here.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Then; so soon as he had seen and observed.…
Then; so soon as he had seen and observed. Said I; Zechariah.
O my Lord: this was Christ the Lord of hosts.
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What are these? what is the meaning of these appearances or visions?
The angel; Christ, the Angel of the covenant; so I take this Angel, that promiseth to inform the prophet, to be the same that appears, a man on the red horse among the myrtles.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Then said I, O my Lord,.... These are the…
Then said I, O my Lord,.... These are the words of the Prophet Zechariah to the angel that showed him this vision:
what are these? what is the meaning of this vision? particularly who are meant by the horses, red, speckled, and white, and those upon them?
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And the angel that talked with me; who seems to be different from the Angel of the Lord, the man among the myrtle trees, Zac 1:8 he was one of the ministering spirits; see Rev 17:1,
said unto me, I will show thee what these be; that is, give an interpretation of the vision, and point out the persons intended by the horses.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain O my Lord - This was Christ, the Lord…
O my Lord - This was Christ, the Lord of hosts. What are these - What is the meaning of these appearances. The angel - Christ, the angel of the covenant.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 9. O my lord, what are these] The…
Verse 9. O my lord, what are these] The angel here mentioned was distinct from those mentioned in the eighth verse; he who talked with the prophet, Zec 1:13.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Zec 1:9-11. Then said I, O my Lord, what…
Zec 1:9-11. Then said I, O my Lord, what are these — What is the meaning of these appearances, or visions? And the angel that talked with me said — “This was another heavenly minister, sent, probably, to present the visions to the prophet’s imagination, as well as to explain them. Angelus comes et interpres, “an accompanying angel and interpreter.” And under his direction the prophet receives satisfactory information from the month of the first angel and his attendants.” — Blayney. I will show thee what these be — “I will cause that it shall be explained to thee by the angel who stands first among the myrtles. This may have been done by a sign given to that angel, or by words omitted in the relation.” — Newcome. And the man that stood among the myrtle-trees — This was an angel of an order superior to him mentioned in the preceding verse, who either prevents that angel, and takes upon him to return an answer to the prophet’s question, or else sends his answer to Zechariah by that angel, as Christ sent his revelation to St. John by an angel, Rev 1:1. These are they whom the Lord hath sent — They are the messengers or ministering spirits of Jehovah. And they — The rest of the angels, implied at the end of Zec 1:8, and who came after the first; answered, We have walked to and fro through the earth — We have been diligent to execute that office which was allotted to us. And behold all the earth sitteth still, &c. — This must be understood here, and in many other places, in a restricted sense, for all the nations with whom the Jews had a connection. It means here chiefly the Persian empire, which enjoyed peace at that time. But the state of the Jews was unsettled: see Zec 1:16: which circumstance gives occasion to the following intercession.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain What are these? - He asks, not who, but…
What are these? - He asks, not who, but what they import.
The angel that talked with me - Literally, “spake in me.” The very rare expression seems meant to convey the thought of an inward speaking, whereby the words should be borne directly into the soul, without the intervention of the ordinary outward organs. God says to Moses, “If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, will make Myself known unto him in a vision, I will speak (literally) in him in a dream. My servant Moses is not so - In him will I speak mouth to mouth Num 12:6-9;” and Habakkuk says of the like inward teaching, “I will watch to see, what He will speak in me” . It is the characteristic title of one attendant-angel, who was God’s expositor of the visions to Zechariah (Zec 1:13-14, Zec 1:19, (Zec 2:2 Hebrew) Zec 2:3; (7) Zec 4:1, Zec 4:4-5; Zec 5:5, Zec 5:10; Zec 6:4). Dionysius: “By his ministry God showed me things to come, in that that angel formed in the spirit and imaginative power of Zechariah phantasms or images of things which were foreshown him, and gave him to understand what those images signified.”
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain the angel that talked with me--not the "man upon…
the angel that talked with me--not the "man upon the red horse," as is evident from Zac 1:10, where he (the Divine Angel) is distinguished from the "angel that talked with me" (the phrase used of him, Zac 1:13-14; Zac 2:3; Zac 4:1, Zac 4:4-5; Zac 5:5, Zac 5:10; Zac 6:4), that is, the interpreting angel. The Hebrew for "with me," or, "in me" (Num 12:8), implies internal, intimate communication [JEROME].
show thee--reveal to thy mental vision.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 9. The prophet, who does not understand the vision…
9. The prophet, who does not understand the vision (compare Amo_7:1-9), seeks an explanation.
O my lord — The one here addressed must be the person who replies, the heavenly interpreter.
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The angel that talked with me — He is the constant companion of the prophet throughout the entire series of visions; his office is to interpret to Zechariah what he sees and hears (Zec_1:9; Zec_1:13-14; Zec_1:19; Zec_2:3; Zec_4:1; Zec_4:4-5; Zec_5:10; Zec_6:4; see Introduction, p. 599).
I will show thee — The angel does not promise a direct answer, but assures the prophet that an explanation will be given.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 9. O my lord] This question is addressed to…
9. O my lord] This question is addressed to the interpreting angel, of whose presence we are for the first time made aware by the fact that he replies to it.
the angel that talked with me] This is the title by which this angel is distinguished throughout the visions: Zec_1:13-14 (where the A. V. has “communed with me”), 19, Zec_2:3, Zec_4:1; Zec_4:4-5, Zec_5:10, Zec_6:4. The phrase has been variously interpreted. Some would render “in me,” “in that that angel formed in the spirit and imaginative power of Zechariah phantasms or images of things which were foreshown him, and gave him to understand what those images signified.” Others take it to mean “by me,” “the prophet being the channel through whom the divine revelations were made.” But there is no reason to depart from the rendering of the A. V., which accurately describes the office of the angel as actually discharged by him in explaining the visions, and which is supported by Hebrew usage. Comp. Num_12:8, where it is difficult to understand how God should speak “face to face,” either “in,” or “by,” a man.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (9) O my lord.—This is addressed to “the angel…
(9) O my lord.—This is addressed to “the angel that talked with me,” or, perhaps, in me, according as we regard him as discharging the office of the Virgil of Dante, or the Daimon of Socrates (but, see Lawes’ History of Philosophy). LXX., ὁ λαλῶν ἐν ἐμοί. This is the angel-interpreter, whose office it was to interpret the visions (Zec_1:18; Zec_2:3; Zec_4:1; Zec_4:4-5; Zec_5:5-10; Zec_6:4), and who is often referred to simply as “he.”
I will shew thee.—viz., by the word of “the man who stood among the myrtles.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain O my lord. The prophet speaks to the angel…
O my lord. The prophet speaks to the angel of the Lord, who answers briefly, and is succeeded by the interpreting angel. What are these? Not "who," but "what;" i.e. what do they signify? (comp. Amo_7:8) That talked with me; literally, as the LXX and Vulgate, that spake in me. So vers. 13, 14, and in the following visions. Hence some regard the expression as intimating a communication borne inwardly to the soul without the aid of external organs, or that the angel overpowered and influenced the prophet as the evil spirit possessed the demoniac. But the same term is used, as Dr. Wright points out, in the sense of to commune with a person, (Num_12:6, 8 1Sa_25:39) and to speak to a person. (Hos_1:2; and perhaps Hab_2:1) It may, however, be that the angel of the Lord presented matters objectively, and the prophet"s own angel interpreted subjectively. But the Authorized Version is probably correct. I will show thee. This he does through the chief angel (ver. 10).
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain (See Scofield "Heb 1:4").
angel
(See Scofield "Heb 1:4").
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