He said to me, What see you? I answered, I see a flying scroll; the length of it is twenty cubits, and the breadth of it ten cubits.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And he—(the interpreting angel) said to me: It cannot be without meaning that the dimensions of the roll should be those of the tabernacle, …

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

The angel shows in this chapter that whatever evils the Jews had suffered proceeded from the righteous judgment of God. Then he adds a consolation:…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he said to me
That is, the angel: What do you see? and I answered, I see a flying roll, the length

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are scrolls, in which God has written the great things of his law and gospel; they are flying scrolls. …

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