Zakharia 1:10

1:10 Then the man standing among the myrtle trees spoke up and said, “These are the ones whom the Lord has sent to walk about ¹  on the earth.”

Zakharia 2:12

2:12 The Lord will take possession of ²  Judah as his portion in the holy land and he will choose Jerusalem once again.

Zakharia 4:3

4:3 There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right of the receptacle and the other on the left.” ³ 

Zakharia 4:12

4:12 Before he could reply I asked again, “What are these two extensions ⁴  of the olive trees, which are emptying out the golden oil through the two golden pipes?”

Zakharia 6:8

6:8 Then he cried out to me, “Look! The ones going to the northland have brought me ⁵  peace about the northland.” ⁶ 

Zakharia 6:14

6:14 The crown will then be turned over to Helem, ⁷  Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen ⁸  son of Zephaniah as a memorial in the temple of the Lord.

Zakharia 7:1

The Hypocrisy of False Fasting

7:1 In King Darius’ fourth year, on the fourth day of Kislev, the ninth month, ⁹  the word of the Lord came to Zechariah.

Zakharia 7:11

7:11 “But they refused to pay attention, turning away stubbornly and stopping their ears so they could not hear.

Zakharia 8:7

8:7 “The Lord who rules over all asserts, ‘I am about to save my people from the lands of the east and the west.

Zakharia 9:3

9:3 Tyre built herself a fortification and piled up silver like dust and gold like the mud of the streets!

Zakharia 9:17

9:17 How precious and fair! ¹⁰  Grain will make the young men flourish and new wine the young women.

Zakharia 11:3

11:3 Listen to the howling of shepherds,

because their magnificence has been destroyed.

Listen to the roaring of young lions,

because the thickets of the Jordan have been devastated.

Zakharia 11:10

11:10 Then I took my staff “Pleasantness” and cut it in two to annul my covenant that I had made with all the people.

Zakharia 12:1

The Repentance of Judah

12:1 The revelation of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: The Lord – he who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundations of the earth, who forms the human spirit within a person ¹¹  – says,

Zakharia 14:15

14:15 This is the kind of plague that will devastate horses, mules, camels, donkeys, and all the other animals in those camps.

[1:10]  ¹ sn The stem used here (Hitpael) with the verb “walk” (הָלַךְ, halakh) suggests the exercise of dominion (cf. Gen 13:17; Job 1:7; 2:2-3; Ezek 28:14; Zech 6:7). The Lord is here about to claim sovereignty over the nations. Cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV, NLT “to patrol”; TEV “to go and inspect.”

[2:12]  ² tn Heb “will inherit” (so NIV, NRSV).

[4:3]  ³ sn The vision apparently describes two olive trees providing olive oil by pipes to a large basin atop the menorah. From this basin two pipes extend to each of the seven lamps of the menorah, for a total of fourteen pipes in all. See vv. 11-12.

[4:12]  ⁴ tn The usual meaning of the Hebrew term שְׁבֹּלֶת (shÿbolet) is “ears” (as in ears of grain). Here it probably refers to the produce of the olive trees, i.e., olives. Many English versions render the term as “branches,” but cf. NAB “tufts.”

[6:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “my spirit.” The subject appears to be the Lord who exclaims here that the horsemen have accomplished their task of bringing peace.

[6:8]  ⁶ 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.

[6:14]  ⁷ tn “Helem” is probably the same individual as “Heldai” in v. 10. Since the MT and the major ancient versions leave the apparent conflict unresolved it is probably best to view “Helem” as interchangeable with “Heldai” (cf. “Heled” in 1 Chr 11:30 with “Heleb” [2 Sam 23:29] and “Heldai” [1 Chr 27:15]). A number of modern English versions use “Heldai” here (e.g., NAB, NIV, NRSV, TEV, NLT).

[6:14]  ⁸ tn Since the “son of Zephaniah” in v. 10 is Josiah, it might be best here to understand “Hen” in its meaning “grace” (חֵן, khen); that is, “Hen” is a nickname for Josiah – “the gracious one.” A number of modern English translations use “Josiah” here (e.g., NCV, NRSV, NLT).

[7:1]  ⁹ sn The fourth day of Kislev, the ninth month would be December 7, 518 b.c., 22 months after the previous eight visions.

[9:17]  ¹⁰ sn This expostulation best fits the whole preceding description of God’s eschatological work on behalf of his people. His goodness is especially evident in his nurturing of the young men and women of his kingdom.

[12:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “who forms the spirit of man within him” (so NIV).