So I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Osorius: “Awakened from his state of sleep, and so the prophet seemed slowly to understand what he was shown. He then asks the instructing angel. T…

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

Another vision is narrated here—that a candlestick was shown to the Prophet, on which there were seven lights. He says that the candlestick was for…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

So I answered, and spoke to the angel that talked with me ,
&c.] The same that awoke him out of sleep, and asked him…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The prophet's spirit was willing to attend, but the flesh was weak. We should implore God that whenever He speaks to us, He would awaken us, and we…