Zechariah 2 · Verse 3

Zechariah 2:3

And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
Zechariah 2:3, King James Version

Zechariah 2:3 in other translations

BSBThen the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came out to meet him
WEBBehold, the angel who talked with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him,
ASVAnd, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
YLTAnd lo, the messenger who is speaking with me is going out, and another messenger is going out to meet him,
DARBYAnd behold, the angel that talked with me went forth; and another angel went forth to meet him,
BBEAnd the angel who was talking to me went out, and another angel went out, and, meeting him,
WebsterAnd behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

What does Zechariah 2:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. angel that talked with me ... another angel--The interpreting angel is met by another angel sent by the measuring Divine Angel to "run" to Zechariah (Zec 2:4). Those who perform God's will must not merely creep, nor walk, but run with alacrity. went forth--namely, from me (Zechariah). went out--from the measuring angel.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

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…

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Zechariah 2:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְha.mal.'Akhthe angelH4397
הַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.Verwho was speakingH1696
בִּ֖יbiwith me
יֹצֵ֑אyo.Tze'[was] going outH3318
וּמַלְאָ֣ךְu.mal.'Akhand an angelH4397
אַחֵ֔ר'a.CheranotherH312
יֹצֵ֖אyo.Tze'[was] going outH3318
לִקְרָאתֽוֹ\׃lik.ra.Toto meet himH7122

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the angel.
1:9,13,14,19; 4:1,5; 5:5
and another.
1:8,10,11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

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:

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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,
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: