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Zechariah 1:14
Then the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The angel who was speaking with the prophet delivers a message from the LORD of Hosts, immediately after the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to that same angel.
The words — קְרָא (ke.Ra') = proclaim and כֹּה (koh) = thus anchor the command to announce a direct divine declaration.
The thread — The LORD’s jealousy for Jerusalem and Zion appears in Joel 2:18, while the prophetic commission structure mirrors the calls in Isaiah 40:1 and Isaiah 40:6.
Why it lands — The text states the LORD’s intense jealousy for Zion before declaring fierce anger toward the complacent nations, requiring the reader to acknowledge that divine commitment to His people directly precedes His judgment on their oppressors.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
Cross-references
- Joel 2:18 Then the LORD became jealous for His land, and He spared His people.
- Isaiah 40:6 A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.
- Isaiah 40:1 “Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.
- Zechariah 1:9 “What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”
- Zechariah 1:17 Proclaim further that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘My cities will again overflow with prosperity; the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.’”
- Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
- Isaiah 38:22 And Hezekiah had asked, “What will be the sign that I will go up to the house of the LORD?”
- Isaiah 42:13 The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
- Isaiah 59:17 He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.
- Isaiah 63:15 Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.