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Zechariah 1:20

And Jehovah shewed me four craftsmen.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And the LORD shewed me four carpenters.

In Context

19And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these? And he said to me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.

21And I said, What come these to do? And he spoke, saying, Those are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man lifted up his head; but these are come to affright them, to cast out the horns of the nations, which lifted up the horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.

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Cross References

Judges 11:16But when they came up from Egypt, then Israel walked through the wilderness as far as the Red sea, and came to Kadesh.

1 Samuel 12:11And Jehovah sent Jerubbaal and Bedan and Jephthah and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies round about, so that ye dwelt in safety.

Isaiah 54:15Behold, they shall surely gather together, [but] not by me: whosoever gathereth together against thee shall fall because of thee.

Micah 5:5And this [man] shall be Peace. When the Assyrian shall come into our land, and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight princes of men.

Zechariah 9:12Turn again to the stronghold, prisoners of hope! even to-day do I declare I will render double unto thee.

Zechariah 12:2Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of bewilderment unto all the peoples round about, and also against Judah shall it be in the siege against Jerusalem.

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 1:19-21

Comfort for Jerusalem. ( b. c. 520.) 18 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns. 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. 20 And the Lord shewed me four carpenters. 21 Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles,… Read the whole commentary →

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