Zechariah 1:10
8 I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
9 “What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”
Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.”
11 And the riders answered the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth is at rest and tranquil.”
12 Then the angel of the LORD said, “How long, O LORD of Hosts, will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been angry these seventy years?”
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.”
- KJV
- And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.
- WEB
- The man who stood among the myrtle trees answered, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to go back and forth through the earth.”
- ASV
- And the man that stood among the myrtle-trees answered and said, These are they whom Jehovah hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.
- DARBY
- And the man that stood among the myrtle-trees answered and said, These are they whom Jehovah hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.
- BLB
- And the man standing among the myrtle trees answered, and he said: “These [are they] whom YHWH has sent to walk to and fro on the earth.”
- ÅB
- Da tok mannen som holdt stille blant myrtetrærne, til orde og sa: Dette er de som Herren har sendt ut for å fare omkring på jorden.
- OTB
- Mannen som sto blant myrtetrærne svarte: "Dette er de som Herren har sendt for å patruljere jorden."
- B1930
- Da tok mannen som holdt stille blandt myrtetrærne, til orde og sa: Dette er de som Herren har sendt ut for å fare omkring på jorden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Zechariah 1:11
And the riders answered the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth is at rest and tranquil.”
Read in contextZechariah 6:5–8
And the angel told me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth from their station before the Lord of all the earth.
Read in contextHebrews 1:14
Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Read in contextJob 2:1–2
On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.
Read in contextZechariah 1:8
I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
Read in contextJob 1:7
“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”
Read in contextPsalms 103:20–21
Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
Read in contextZechariah 4:10
For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”
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