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God Answers with Comfort
Commentators agree that God's response of "good and comfortable words" is a direct answer to the angel's intercession for Judah. This signifies the end of a long period of divine discipline and the beginning of restoration, fulfilling earlier promises like those in Jeremiah 29:10 and Isaiah 40:1.
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Zechariah
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Albert Barnes
On Zechariah 1:13
18th Century
Theologian
And the Lord answered the angel that talked with me - Either directly, at the intercession of the angel of the Lord, or mediately through an…
Charles Ellicott
On Zechariah 1:13
19th Century
Bishop
Angel. —The Lord does not reply directly to the intercessor, but addresses the angel-interpreter, who immediately, in the words of…
John Calvin
On Zechariah 1:13
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet shows here that, though God did not immediately on the first day stretch forth his hand to the miserable Jews, he was still favorable t…
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John Gill
On Zechariah 1:13
17th Century
Pastor
And the Lord answered the angel that talked with me
See (Zechariah 1:9) what was the effect of Christ's …
Matthew Henry
On Zechariah 1:7–17
17th Century
Minister
The prophet saw a dark, shady grove, hidden by hills. This represented the low, melancholy condition of the Jewish church. A man like a warrior sat…