6Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
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Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him: …
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) …
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: …
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-10)Here is, I. The prophet prepared to receive the discovery that was to be made to him: The angel that talked with him came and waked him , Zech. 4:1. It seems, though he was in conference with an angel, and about matters of great and public concern, yet he grew dull and fell asleep, as it should seem, while the angel was yet talking with him. Thus the disciples, when they saw Christ transfigured, w…
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