Zechariah 1:20

And the Lord showed me four artificers.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

And the LORD shewed me four carpenters.

In Context

19And I said to the angel that spoke with me, What are these things, my lord? And he said to me, These are the horns that have scattered Juda, and Israel, and Jerusalem.

21And I said, What are these coming to do? And he said, These are the horns that scattered Juda, and they broke Israel in pieces, and none of them lifted up his head: and these are come forth to sharpen them for their hands, even the four horns, the nations that lifted up the horn against the land of the Lord to scatter it.

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Cross References

Judges 11:16for in their going up out of Egypt Israel went in the wilderness as far as the sea of Siph, and came to Cades.

1 Samuel 12:11And he sent Jerobaal, and Barac, and Jephthae, and Samuel, and rescued us out of the hand of our enemies round about, and you⌃ lived in security.

Isaiah 54:15Behold, strangers shall come to you by me, and shall sojourn with you, and shall run to you for refuge.

Micah 5:5And she shall have peace when Assur shall come into your land, and when he shall come up upon your country; and there shall be raised up against him seven shepherds, and eight attacks of men.

Zechariah 9:12You⌃ shall dwell in strongholds, you⌃ prisoners of the congregation: and for one day of your + 9:12 Or, sojourning. captivity I will recompense you double.

Zechariah 12:2Behold, I will make Jerusalem as trembling + 12:2 Or, porches or, door-posts shaken by, etc. door-posts to all the nations round about, and in Judea there shall be a 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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