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Zechariah 1:11
And the riders answered the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth is at rest and tranquil.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The riders report to the angel of the LORD standing among the myrtle trees, responding directly to the LORD’s prior commission to survey the earth.
The words — The verb וַֽ/יַּעֲנ֞וּ (va/i.ya.'a.Nu) marks the riders' formal reply, while הַ/הֲדַסִּ֔ים (ha./ha.da.Sim) fixes the vision's location at the specific grove of myrtle trees.
The thread — The patrol motif links to Zechariah 1:10, where the LORD dispatches these riders, and echoes Psalms 103:20, which describes heavenly beings carrying out divine commands across the earth.
Why it lands — The text presents a factual report of global tranquility that immediately precedes a plea for divine mercy, requiring a reader to weigh external peace against the specific spiritual condition of God's people.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they answered the angel of the Lord that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.
Cross-references
- Zechariah 1:10 Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.”
- Psalms 103:20 Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
- Zechariah 1:8 I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
- Zechariah 1:15 but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’
- Matthew 24:30 At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
- Psalms 68:17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands—thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.
- Isaiah 14:7 All the earth is at peace and at rest; they break out in song.
- Daniel 10:20 “Do you know why I have come to you?” he said. “I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I have gone forth, behold, the prince of Greece will come.
- Zechariah 6:7 As the strong horses went out, they were eager to go and patrol the earth; and the LORD said, “Go and patrol the earth.” So they patrolled the earth.
- Matthew 13:41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.