Focused Passage

Zechariah 1:18-21

Return to Me and the Comfort of Zion

From covenant summons, to night-vision intercession, to the LORD's promise of mercy, rebuilt worship, renewed comfort for Zion, and judgment on the powers that scattered Judah.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

18 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.

21 “What are these coming to do?” I asked. And He replied, “These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise his head; but the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations that have lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it.”

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Verse 18

Cross-references

Revelation 17:12 Classic cross-references Zechariah 2:1 Classic cross-references Zechariah 6:1 Classic cross-references 1 Kings 22:11 Classic cross-references 2 Kings 24:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then I looked up וָאֶשָּׂ֥א H5375 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker - עֵינַ֖י H5869 Noun - cdc | first person common singular and saw וָאֵ֑רֶא H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular . . . וְהִנֵּ֖ה H2009 Conjunctive waw | Interjection four אַרְבַּ֥ע H702 Number - feminine singular construct horns קְרָנֽוֹת׃ H7161 Noun - feminine plural

Verse 19

Cross-references

Zechariah 1:21 Classic cross-references Ezra 4:4 Classic cross-references Zechariah 2:2 Classic cross-references Zechariah 4:1 Classic cross-references Zechariah 8:14 Classic cross-references

Original words

So I asked וָאֹמַ֗ר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular אֶל־ אֶל־ H413 Preposition the angel הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְ H4397 Article | Noun - masculine singular who was speaking הַדֹּבֵ֥ר H1696 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular with me בִּ֖י Preposition | first person common singular What מָה־ H4100 Interrogative are these אֵ֑לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural And he told וַיֹּ֣אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular me אֵלַ֔י H413 Preposition | first person common singular These אֵ֤לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural are the horns הַקְּרָנוֹת֙ H7161 Article | Noun - feminine plural that אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative have scattered זֵר֣וּ H2219 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Jerusalem וִירוּשָׁלָֽם׃ס H3389 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 20

Cross-references

Psalms 75:10 Classic cross-references Zechariah 10:3 Classic cross-references Zechariah 10:4 Classic cross-references Zechariah 12:2 Classic cross-references Zechariah 9:12 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular showed me וַיַּרְאֵ֣נִי H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular four אַרְבָּעָ֖ה H702 Number - masculine singular craftsmen חָרָשִֽׁים׃ H2796 Noun - masculine plural

Verse 21

Cross-references

Psalms 75:4 Classic cross-references Psalms 75:10 Classic cross-references Lamentations 2:17 Classic cross-references Zechariah 1:19 Classic cross-references Daniel 12:7 Classic cross-references

Original words

What מָ֛ה H4100 Interrogative are these אֵ֥לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural coming בָאִ֖ים H935 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural to do לַֽעֲשׂ֑וֹת H6213 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct I asked וָאֹמַ֕ר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular And He replied וַיֹּ֣אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . לֵאמֹ֗ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct These אֵ֣לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural are the horns הַקְּרָנ֞וֹת H7161 Article | Noun - feminine plural that אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative scattered זֵ֣רוּ H2219 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Judah יְהוּדָ֗ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular so that כְּפִי־ H6310 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct no לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle one אִישׁ֙ H376 Noun - masculine singular could raise נָשָׂ֣א H5375 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular his head רֹאשׁ֔וֹ H7218 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular but the [craftsmen] אֵ֙לֶּה֙ H428 Pronoun - common plural have come וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural to terrify לְהַחֲרִ֣יד H2729 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct them אֹתָ֔ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural [and] throw down לְיַדּ֞וֹת H3034 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker these horns קַרְנ֣וֹת H7161 Noun - feminine plural construct of the nations הַגּוֹיִ֗ם H1471 Article | Noun - masculine plural that have lifted up הַנֹּשְׂאִ֥ים H5375 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural their horns קֶ֛רֶן H7161 Noun - feminine singular against אֶל־ H413 Preposition the land אֶ֥רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֖ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular to scatter it לְזָרוֹתָֽהּ׃ס H2219 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular

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