Zechariah 2:3
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
Zechariah 2:3 in other translations
| BSB | Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came out to meet him |
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| WEB | Behold, the angel who talked with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him, |
| ASV | And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, |
| YLT | And lo, the messenger who is speaking with me is going out, and another messenger is going out to meet him, |
| DARBY | And behold, the angel that talked with me went forth; and another angel went forth to meet him, |
| BBE | And the angel who was talking to me went out, and another angel went out, and, meeting him, |
| Webster | And behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, |
What does Zechariah 2:3 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 2:1-5
The Son of David, even the Man Christ Jesus, whom the prophet sees with a measuring line in his hand, is the Master-Builder of his church. God notices the extent of his church, and will take care that whatever number of guests are brought to the wedding-supper, there shall be room. This vision means well to Jerusalem. The walls of a city, as they defend it, so they straiten its inhabitants; but Jerusalem shall be…
Zechariah 2:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Zechariah 2:3
- Zechariah 1:19
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.
- Zechariah 1:13-14
And the Lord answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words. So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
- Zechariah 1:8-11
I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. Then 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. 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. And they answered the angel of the Lord that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.
- Zechariah 4:5
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
- Zechariah 5:5
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.
- Zechariah 4:1
And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,
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Context
- Zechariah 2:2
Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
- Zechariah 2:3
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
- Zechariah 2:4
And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:
Zechariah 2:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y he aquí, salía aquel ángel que hablaba conmigo, y otro ángel le salió al encuentro, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’ Éternel me fit voir quatre ouvriers. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und siehe, der Engel, der mit mir redete, ging aus; und ein anderer Engel ging aus, ihm entgegen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ecce angelus qui loquebatur in me egrediebatur, et angelus alius egrediebatur in occursum ejus: |