Zechariah 1:10

And the man who was standing among the myrtle trees answered, “They are those whom the Lord has sent to patrol the earth.”

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In The King James Version

And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.

In Context

9Then said I, “My Lord, what are these?” And the messenger who was talking with me said, “I will show you what they are.”

11And the riders answered the messenger of the Lord who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have gone up and down through the world and behold, all the earth is still and at peace.”

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Cross References

Psalms 103:20Bless the Lord, you angels of his, mighty heroes performing his word.

Hosea 12:3In the womb he supplanted his brother, in manhood he wrestled with God,

Zechariah 1:11And the riders answered the messenger of the Lord who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have gone up and down through the world and behold, all the earth is still and at peace.”

Zechariah 5:7A round leaden cover was lifted up, and there was a woman sitting in the middle of the basket.

Zechariah 6:7The strong horses came out, and were impatient to patrol the earth. So he said, “Go, patrol the earth,” and they did so.

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 1:8-18

The Vision of the Horse and Myrtles; Intercession for Jerusalem. ( b. c. 520.) 7 Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, 8 I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. 9 Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And… Read the whole commentary →

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