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Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah; and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah, whither they are come from Babylon;

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Take from the captivity — This refers to what they had brought with them. “The captivity” was, in Jeremiah and Ezekiel ([Reference Ezekiel 1…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A SERIES OF SEVEN VISIONS.

Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15. Between the commencement of Zechariah’s prophetic la…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

This vision was given to Zechariah so that he might inspire weak minds with better hope, because the Jews found that they were hard-pressed on ever…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Take of "them of" the captivity
That is, some of them that were returned from the captivity of Babylon, and who are mentioned b…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Some Jews from Babylon brought an offering to the house of God. Those who cannot advance a good work through their personal efforts must, according…

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