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And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then said I, O my lord, what <i>are</i> these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these <i>be</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then I said, “My lord, what <i>are</i> these?” So the angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what they <i>are.</i>”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, “What are these, my lord?” And the angel who was speaking with me said to me, “I will show you what these are.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then I said, &#8220My lord, what are these?&#8221 And the angel who was speaking with me said to me, &#8220I will show you what these are.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then I said, “My lord, what are these?” And the angel who was speaking with me said to me, “I will show you what these are.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then I said, “My lord, what are these?” And the angel who was speaking with me said to me, “I will show you what these are.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, “O my lord, what are these?” And the angel who was speaking with me said, “I will show you what these are.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I asked, “What are these, my lord? ” The angel who was talking to me replied, “I will show you what they are.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I asked, &#8220What are these, my lord?&#8221 The angel who was talking to me replied, &#8220I will show you what they are.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will show thee what these are.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />An angel was there to explain things to me, and I asked, "Sir, who are these riders?" "I'll tell you," the angel answered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"What do these horses mean, sir?" I asked. The angel who was speaking with me answered, "I will show you what they mean."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I asked him, "Sir, what do these horses mean?" He answered, "I will show you what they mean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I asked, "Who are these, sir?" The messenger who was talking to me answered, "I will tell you who these are."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?What are these, my lord?? I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, ?I will show you what they are.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then I asked one nearby, "What are these, sir?" The angelic messenger who replied to me said, "I will show you what these are."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then I asked, 'My lord, what are these?'" The angel who talked with me said to me, "I will show you what these are."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said to me, I will show thee what these are.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then I asked, ‘My lord, what are these?’” The angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what these are.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I say, “What [are] these, my lord?” And the messenger who is speaking with me says to me, “I show you what these [are].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I say, 'What are these, my lord?' And the messenger who is speaking with me saith unto me, 'I -- I do shew thee what these are.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And saying, What these, my lord? And the messenger speaking with me, will say to me, I will cause thee to see what these are?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I said: What are these, my Lord ? and the angel that spoke in me, said to me: I will shew thee what these are: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I said, “What are these, my lord?” And the angel, who was speaking with me, said to me, “I will reveal to you what these are.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I asked, “What are these, my lord?” Then the angel who spoke with me answered, “I will show you what these are.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I said, “What are these, my lord?” The angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what they are.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, O my LORD, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said to me, I will show you what they are.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I said, ”What are these, my Lord?” The Angel who spoke with me answered and said to me: “I shall show you what these are.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then said I: 'O my lord, what are these?' And the angel that spoke with me said unto me: 'I will show thee what these are.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I said, What are these, <i>my</i> lord? And the angel spoke with me said to me, I will shew thee what these <i>things</i> are.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/1-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=94" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/1.htm">The Vision of the Horses</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>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. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">“What</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">are these,</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">my lord?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I asked.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: ham·mal·’āḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">And the angel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: had·dō·ḇêr (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">who was speaking</a> <a href="/hebrew/bî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">with me</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">“I</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ’ar·’e·kā (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs:: 2mse) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">will show</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">you what</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">they are.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those."></a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-1.htm">Revelation 6:1-8</a></span><br />Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!” / So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer. / And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-16.htm">Daniel 7:16</a></span><br />I approached one of those who were standing there, and I asked him the true meaning of all this. So he told me the interpretation of these things:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-6.htm">Revelation 4:6-8</a></span><br />And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back. / The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. / And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-5.htm">Ezekiel 1:5-14</a></span><br />and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form, / but each had four faces and four wings. / Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Revelation 5:5-6</a></span><br />Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.” / Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/8-15.htm">Daniel 8:15-17</a></span><br />While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man. / And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.” / As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-14</a></span><br />Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/10-9.htm">Ezekiel 10:9-14</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. And the wheels gleamed like a beryl stone. / As for their appearance, all four had the same form, like a wheel within a wheel. / When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions, without turning as they moved. For wherever the head faced, the cherubim would go in that direction, without turning as they moved. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-1.htm">Revelation 1:1</a></span><br />This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/10-5.htm">Daniel 10:5-6</a></span><br />I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. / His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-8.htm">Revelation 22:8-9</a></span><br />And I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things. / But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3-4</a></span><br />So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. / “Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Report to the house of Israel everything you see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-7.htm">Revelation 17:7</a></span><br />“Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-8.htm">Daniel 12:8-9</a></span><br />I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?” / “Go on your way, Daniel,” he replied, “for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/10-7.htm">Revelation 10:7</a></span><br />But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said to me, I will show you what these be.</p><p class="hdg">what.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/1-19.htm">Zechariah 1:19</a></b></br> And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What <i>be</i> these? And he answered me, These <i>are</i> the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/4-4.htm">Zechariah 4:4,11</a></b></br> So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What <i>are</i> these, my lord? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/6-4.htm">Zechariah 6:4</a></b></br> Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What <i>are</i> these, my lord?</p><p class="hdg">the angel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/2-3.htm">Zechariah 2:3</a></b></br> And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/4-5.htm">Zechariah 4:5</a></b></br> Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/5-5.htm">Zechariah 5:5</a></b></br> Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what <i>is</i> this that goeth forth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/12-4.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-2.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/haggai/1-13.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Show</a> <a href="/jonah/3-2.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/daniel/9-22.htm">Talked</a> <a href="/daniel/9-22.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-9.htm">What</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/1-11.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-9.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-11.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-20.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Show</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-13.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-13.htm">Talked</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-13.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-6.htm">What</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/1-1.htm">Zechariah exhorts to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/1-7.htm">The vision of the horses.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/1-12.htm">At the prayer of the angel comfortable promises are made to Jerusalem.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/1-18.htm">The vision of the four horns and the four carpenters.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/zechariah/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>“What are these, my lord?” I asked.</b><br>Zechariah, a prophet during the post-exilic period, is having a vision. This question reflects his desire for understanding and clarity regarding the vision he is witnessing. The term "my lord" indicates respect and recognition of authority, often used in addressing angels or divine messengers. This scene is part of a series of visions given to Zechariah to encourage the Jewish people rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem. The question signifies the human need for divine interpretation and guidance, a theme prevalent throughout the prophetic books.<p><b>And the angel who was speaking with me replied,</b><br>Angels often serve as intermediaries between God and humans in the Bible, delivering messages and providing explanations. This particular angel is a guide for Zechariah, similar to the role of angels in the visions of Daniel and John in Revelation. The presence of the angel underscores the divine origin of the vision and the importance of the message being conveyed. It also highlights the accessibility of divine wisdom through God's appointed messengers.<p><b>“I will show you what they are.”</b><br>The angel's response promises revelation and understanding, emphasizing God's willingness to reveal His plans to those who seek Him. This assurance of explanation is a common motif in prophetic literature, where God provides insight into His purposes and future events. The phrase suggests a progressive revelation, where understanding unfolds as God deems appropriate. It also points to the role of prophecy in unveiling divine mysteries, a theme that resonates throughout the Bible, from the Old Testament prophets to the New Testament revelations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>A prophet of the post-exilic period, Zechariah is the author of the book and the one receiving the visions. His role is to encourage the Israelites in rebuilding the temple and to offer hope for the future.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_angel.htm">The Angel</a></b><br>A divine messenger who communicates God's revelations to Zechariah. The angel serves as an interpreter of the visions Zechariah receives.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a></b><br>This is part of a series of night visions given to Zechariah. These visions are symbolic and require interpretation to understand their meaning for Israel and God's plans.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord</a></b><br>Referred to indirectly in the passage, the Lord is the ultimate source of the vision and the one who sends the angel to communicate with Zechariah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_context.htm">The Context</a></b><br>The vision occurs during a time when the Israelites are returning from exile and are in the process of rebuilding Jerusalem and the temple. It is a period of renewal and hope, but also of uncertainty and challenge.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_divine_messengers.htm">The Role of Divine Messengers</a></b><br>Angels serve as interpreters of God's will, reminding us that God provides guidance and clarity through His appointed messengers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_understanding.htm">Seeking Understanding</a></b><br>Zechariah's question, "What are these, my lord?" demonstrates the importance of seeking understanding in our spiritual journey. We should not hesitate to ask God for wisdom and clarity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_communication.htm">God's Communication</a></b><br>God communicates in various ways, including visions and dreams. We should be open to the different ways God might speak to us, always testing them against Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_uncertainty.htm">Encouragement in Uncertainty</a></b><br>Just as Zechariah received encouragement during a time of uncertainty, we too can find hope and direction in God's promises when facing challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_context.htm">The Importance of Context</a></b><br>Understanding the historical and cultural context of biblical passages enriches our comprehension and application of Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_lucifer_also_known_as_satan.htm">Who is Lucifer also known as Satan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_satan's_other_names.htm">What are the different names for Satan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_accept_supernatural_in_zechariah_1_9-11.htm">Why should modern readers accept supernatural explanations in Zechariah 1:9-11 despite a lack of external validation for angelic or visionary experiences?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_zechariah_3_1-5_more_than_symbolic.htm">In light of scientific skepticism about visions, how can we treat the dramatic imagery in Zechariah 3:1-5 as historically reliable or more than symbolic?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O my lord.</span> The prophet speaks to the angel of the Lord, who answers briefly, and is succeeded by the interpreting angel. <span class="cmt_word">What are these?</span> Not "who," but "what;" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> what do they signify? (comp. <a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Amos 7:8</a>). <span class="cmt_word">That talked with me;</span> literally, as the LXX. and Vulgate, <span class="accented">that spake in me.</span> So vers. 13, 14, and in the following visions. Hence some regard the expression as intimating a communication berne inwardly to the soul without the aid of external organs, or that the angel overpowered and influenced the prophet as the evil spirit possessed the demoniac. But the same term is used, as Dr. Wright points out, in the sense of to commune with a person (<a href="/numbers/12-6.htm">Numbers 12:6, 8</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/25-39.htm">1 Samuel 25:39</a>), and to speak to a person (<a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2</a>; and perhaps <a href="/habakkuk/2-1.htm">Habakkuk 2:1</a>). It may, however, be that the angel of the Lord presented matters objectively, and the prophet's own angel interpreted subjectively. But the Authorized Version is probably correct. <span class="cmt_word">I will show thee.</span> This he does through the chief angel (ver. 10). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/1-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“What</span><br /><span class="heb">מָה־</span> <span class="translit">(māh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are these,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my lord?”</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sovereign, controller</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I asked.</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֹמַ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And the angel</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּלְאָךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mal·’āḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> </span><span class="str2">A messenger, of God, an angel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who was speaking</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדֹּבֵ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(had·dō·ḇêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with me</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(bî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will show</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְאֶ֖ךָּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·’e·kā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you what</span><br /><span class="heb">מָה־</span> <span class="translit">(māh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they are.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֥מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(hêm·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/1-9.htm">Zechariah 1:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/1-9.htm">Zechariah 1:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/1-9.htm">Zechariah 1:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/1-9.htm">Zechariah 1:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/1-9.htm">Zechariah 1:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/1-9.htm">Zechariah 1:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/1-9.htm">Zechariah 1:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/1-9.htm">Zechariah 1:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/1-9.htm">Zechariah 1:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/1-9.htm">Zechariah 1:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/1-9.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 1:9 Then I asked 'My lord what (Zech. 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