Zakharia 1:9
Konteks1:9 Then I asked one nearby, “What are these, sir?” The angelic messenger 1 who replied to me said, “I will show you what these are.”
Zakharia 6:8
Konteks6:8 Then he cried out to me, “Look! The ones going to the northland have brought me 2 peace about the northland.” 3
[1:9] 1 tn Heb “messenger” or “angel” (מַלְאָךְ, mal’akh). This being appears to serve as an interpreter to the prophet (cf. vv. 13, 14).
[6:8] 2 tn Heb “my spirit.” The subject appears to be the
[6:8] 3 sn The immediate referent of peace about the northland is to the peace brought by Persia’s conquest of Babylonia, a peace that allowed the restoration of the Jewish people (cf. 2 Chr 36:22-23; Isa 44:28; 45:1-2). However, there is also an eschatological dimension, referring to a time when there will be perfect and universal peace.