Zechariah - 2:3



3 Behold, the angel who talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

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Explanation and meaning of Zechariah 2:3.

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And behold the angel that spoke in me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him.
And lo, the messenger who is speaking with me is going out, and another messenger is going out to meet him,
And the angel who was talking to me went out, and another angel went out, and, meeting him,
And behold, the angel, who had been speaking with me, departed, and another angel went out to meet him.
Et ecce angelus qui loquebatur mecum egressus est, et alter angelus egressus est in occursum ejus;

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

The angel that talked with me went forth - Probably to receive the explanation which was given him for Zechariah; and another angel, a higher angel, since he gives him a commission, "went forth to meet him," being (it seems probable) instructed by the Angel of the Lord, who laid down the future dimensions of the city. The indefiniteness of the description, another angel, implies that he was neither the Angel of the Lord, nor (were they different) Michael, or the man with the measuring line, but an angel of intermediate rank, instructed by one higher, instructing the lower, who immediately instructed Zechariah.

And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth,.... See Zac 1:9 and he "went forth" from the place where the prophet was, with whom he had been conversing:
and another angel went out to meet him: the same that was seen among the myrtle trees, Zac 1:8 and here, with a measuring line in his hand, Zac 2:1.

angel that talked with me . . . another angel--The interpreting angel is met by another angel sent by the measuring Divine Angel to "run" to Zechariah (Zac 2:4). Those who perform God's will must not merely creep, nor walk, but run with alacrity.
went forth--namely, from me (Zechariah).
went out--from the measuring angel.

The angel - Christ, who had so long talked with Zechariah. Went forth - From the midst of the myrtle - trees.

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