Zechariah 1:14

14 And the angel who was talking with me said to me, "Proclaim, saying, 'Thus says Yahweh of hosts: "{I am very jealous}^[a] for Jerusalem and for Zion!

Zechariah 1:14 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 1:14

So the angel that communed with me
Having an order from the other Angel, or the Lord of hosts: said unto me, Cry thou;
proclaim, publish, declare in the hearing of the people, for their comfort and encouragement. The Targum renders it, "prophesy": saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I am jealous for Jerusalem,
and for Zion, with a great jealousy;
which is expressive of his conjugal affection for his church and people, his zeal for their good, and his indignation at their enemies, and of the vengeance he would execute on them.

Zechariah 1:14 In-Context

12 The angel of Yahweh answered and said, "O Yahweh of hosts, {how long} will you have no compassion on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, [with] which you showed fury these seventy years?"

13 [With] gracious and comforting words Yahweh answered the angel who was talking with me.

14 And the angel who was talking with me said to me, "Proclaim, saying, 'Thus says Yahweh of hosts: "{I am very jealous} for Jerusalem and for Zion!

15 And {I am extremely angry} with the nations that are at ease, for [while] I was a little angry, they {furthered disaster}."

16 Therefore, thus says Yahweh: "I have returned to Jerusalem with compassion. My temple will be built in it," {declares} Yahweh of hosts, "and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem." '

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "I am jealous [with] a great jealousy"