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1In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah, the son of Iddo.[#1:1 That is, October/November of 520 BC]
Then they returned and said, “Because of our ways and our deeds, the Lord of Armies has done to us just as he planned to do to us.”
7On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, that is, the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah, the son of Iddo.[#1:7 That is, January/February of 519 BC]
8I saw a vision at night. In it I saw a man seated on a red horse, standing among myrtle trees in a ravine. Behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.[#1:8 The term refers to a type of reddish-brown horse, distinct from other reddish-brown horses such as chestnut and roan horses. The precise meaning of the Hebrew term is uncertain.]
9So I asked, “My lord, what are these?”
The angel who was speaking with me said to me, “I will show you what these are.”
10Then the man who was standing among the myrtle trees answered, “These are the ones the Lord sent to range throughout the earth.”
11They reported to the angel of the Lord who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have ranged throughout the earth. Look! All the earth is resting and quiet.”[#1:11 Or Angel , both here and in verse 12. With a capital A, the Angel of the is a title of the pre-incarnate Christ. With a small a, the angel of the refers to a created angel. In some cases the specific identity of the messenger has not been indicated. A significant question in Zechariah is whether the leader of the group of angels which has been sent by the of Armies on the mission of protecting Israel is a created angel or Christ the Angel of the . In the heavenly scene in chapter 3 it seems clear that the Angel of the is involved since he removes guilt. Here the identification of the individual speakers from within the group of angels is less certain.]
12Then the angel of the Lord said, “Lord of Armies, how long will you withhold compassion from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with whom you were indignant these seventy years?”
13The Lord responded with kind and compassionate words to the angel who was speaking with me.
14So the angel who was speaking with me said to me, “Proclaim this. This is what the Lord of Armies says.”
18Then I looked up, and I saw that there were four horns.[#1:18 English verses 1:18–21 are verses 2:1–4 in Hebrew.]
19I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these?”
He answered me, “These are the horns that scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
20Then the Lord showed me four craftsmen.[#1:20 Or construction workers]
21I asked, “What are these men coming to do?”
He answered, “These are the horns that scattered Judah to such an extent that no one could raise his head, but these craftsmen are coming to terrify them and to knock down the horns of those nations who lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter her people.”