And behold, the angel who had been speaking with me was going out, and another angel was going out to meet him.
Parallel translations
- WEB Behold, the angel who talked with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him,
- KJV And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
- BSB Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came out to meet him
- NKJV And there was the angel who talked with me, going out; and another angel was coming out to meet him,
- NLT Then the angel who was with me went to meet a second angel who was coming toward him.
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Quick answer
Two angels appear, one going to meet the other with a fresh message. Heaven is actively coordinating God's plan for Jerusalem.
Overview
The movement of angels conveys urgency and the importance of the message about to be delivered. God's purposes for His city are carried forward by heavenly agents. This glimpse of angelic activity reminds readers that unseen heavenly realities surround and serve God's redemptive work on earth.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Zech 1:19I asked the angel who talked with me, “What are these?” He answered me, “These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
- Zech 5:5Then the angel who talked with me came forward, and said to me, “Lift up now your eyes, and see what is this that is appearing.”
- Zech 4:5Then the angel who talked with me answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.”
- Zech 1:13–14Yahweh answered the angel who talked with me with kind and comforting words.
- Zech 1:8–11“I had a vision in the night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in a ravine; and behind him there were red, brown, and white horses.
- Zech 4:1The angel who talked with me came again, and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep.
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The Branch who is both priest and king, the shepherd struck and the flock scattered, the king coming humble on a donkey, the one they pierced, the fountain opened for sin — Zechariah is dense with Christ.
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