Whither: Zechariah 5:10, John 16:5 unto: Jeremiah 31:39, Ezekiel 45:6, Ezekiel 48:15-Esther :, Ezekiel 48:30-Habakkuk :, Revelation 11:1, Revelation 21:15-Esther : Reciprocal: Job 38:5 - who hath stretched Ezekiel 40:3 - with Amos 7:7 - a wall Zechariah 1:16 - and Zechariah 1:19 - What read more
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.To measure — To take the exact dimensions of it, that it may answer God's promise, and be capable to receive its inhabitants.Jerusalem — The city which was to be built hereafter. read more
1, 2. A man with a measuring line An expansion of the promise in Zechariah 1:16. The man is distinct from the interpreting angel; he is left undefined, because his personality is unimportant; his act alone is of significance. Again the prophet seeks an explanation. Whither goest thou? In the other visions the prophet addresses himself to the interpreting angel, here to the man with the measuring line. The interpreter appears after the man has given the desired information. To measure... read more
THE EIGHT NIGHT VISIONS, Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:8. About three months after Zechariah’s first utterance and five months after building operations on the temple were resumed (Haggai 1:15) there came to Zechariah in one single night a series of symbolical visions. Their significance was made plain to him by a heavenly interpreter. The visions have one common purpose, “the encouragement of the Jews to continue the work of restoring the temple and rebuilding the city and the re-establishing... read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Zechariah 2:2
Zec 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. Ver. 2. Whither goest thou? ] This was great boldness; but the prophet understood himself well enough; and Christ approves and assents to it in a gracious answer here, and especially Zechariah 2:4 . Great is the confidence of a good conscience toward God, 1 Peter 3:21 . See Isa 63:16-17 Habakkuk 1:12 . We may come boldly to the throne of... read more