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Zechariah 1:18

16 Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’

17 Proclaim further that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘My cities will again overflow with prosperity; the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.’”

Then I looked up and saw four horns.

19 So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these?” And he told me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”

20 Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen.

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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.

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BSB
Then I looked up and saw four horns.
KJV
Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.
WEB
I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, four horns.
ASV
And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, four horns.
DARBY
And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.
BLB
And I raised my eyes, and looked, and behold, four horns.
ÅB
Og jeg løftet mine øyne opp og fikk se fire horn.
OTB
Da løftet jeg mine øyne og så, og se, det var fire horn.
B1930
Og jeg løftet mine øine op og fikk se fire horn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 24:1–20

    During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.

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  • Joshua 5:13

    Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”

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  • Daniel 8:3–14

    Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.

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  • Zechariah 5:9

    Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.

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  • 2 Kings 15:29

    In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.

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  • Zechariah 5:1

    Again I lifted up my eyes and saw before me a flying scroll.

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  • Daniel 11:28–35

    The king of the North will return to his land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant; so he will do damage and return to his own land.

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  • 2 Kings 17:1–6

    In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.

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