Zechariah 1:9

9 I asked, “What are these, my lord?” The angel who was talking with me answered, “I will show you what they are.”

Zechariah 1:9 in Other Translations

9 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.

9 Then I said, 'What are these, my lord?'The angel who talked with me said to me, 'I will show you what they are.'

9 I asked the angel who was talking with me, “My lord, what do these horses mean?” “I will show you,” the angel replied.

9 I said, "Sir, what are these horses doing here? What's the meaning of this?" The Angel-Messenger said, "Let me show you."

9 I asked, "What are these, my lord?" The angel who was talking to me replied, "I will show you what they are."

Zechariah 1:9 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 1:9

Then said I, O my Lord
These are the words of the Prophet Zechariah to the angel that showed him this vision: what are these?
what is the meaning of this vision? particularly who are meant by the horses, red, speckled, and white, and those upon them? And the angel that talked with me;
who seems to be different from the Angel of the Lord, the man among the myrtle trees, ( Zechariah 1:8 Zechariah 1:10 Zechariah 1:11 ) he was one of the ministering spirits; see ( Revelation 17:1 ) ( 21:9 ) : said unto me, I will show thee what these [be];
that is, give an interpretation of the vision, and point out the persons intended by the horses.

Zechariah 1:9 In-Context

7 On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah, the son of Iddo.

8 During the night I had a vision, and there before me was a man mounted on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in a ravine. Behind him were red, brown and white horses.

9 I asked, “What are these, my lord?” The angel who was talking with me answered, “I will show you what they are.”

10 Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to go throughout the earth.”

11 And they reported to the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have gone throughout the earth and found the whole world at rest and in peace.”

Cross References

• 1. Zec 4:1,4-5; Zechariah 5:5
• 2. S Daniel 7:16