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Then cried he to me, and spoke to me, saying, Behold, those who go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
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God's Justice is Satisfied
Commentators widely agree that the phrase 'quieted my spirit' means that God's righteous anger has been satisfied. The chariots sent to the 'north country' have successfully executed God's judgment on Babylon, causing His wrath to come to a state of rest. This signifies the completion of a divine mission of justice against Israel's oppressor.
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Zechariah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Then God, or the Angel of the Lord - who speaks of what belonged to God alone, called me (probably “loudly”; compare Judges 4:10,[R…
19th Century
Anglican
Cried he upon me means summoned me. (Compare “Who calls on Hamlet?”—Shakespeare, Hamlet, Acts 5:0, S…
16th Century
Protestant
From this verse we learn that the primary purpose of the vision was that the Jews might know that the dreadful tumults in Chaldea, which had partly…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then cried he upon me, and spoke to me, saying That is, the Lord of the whole earth spoke to the prophet with a loud…
This vision may represent the ways of Providence in the government of this lower world. Whatever God's providences concerning us may be, in public …
