9Then 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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So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord? …
Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-17)We not come to visions and revelations of the Lord; for in that way God chose to speak by Zechariah, to awaken the people’s attention, and to engage their humble reverence of the word and their humble enquiries into it, and to fix it the more in their minds and memories. Most of the following visions seem designed for the comfort of the Jews, now newly returned out of captivity, and their encourag…
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