Zechariah 1:9

9 I said, "What are these, sir?" The messenger speaking with me said, "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 LORD's word came to Zechariah the prophet, Berechiah's son and Iddo's grandson:

8 Tonight I looked and saw a man riding on a red horse, which was standing among the myrtle trees in the valley; and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.

9 I said, "What are these, sir?" The messenger speaking with me said, "I will show you what they are."

10 The man standing among the myrtles responded, "These are the ones the LORD sent to patrol the earth."

11 Then they responded to the LORD's messenger, who was standing among the myrtles, "We have patrolled the earth. The whole earth is peaceful and quiet."