Zechariah 1:11

11 Then they themselves answered the angel of ADONAI standing among the myrtles, "We have been wandering throughout the earth, and the whole world is quiet and at peace."

Zechariah 1:11 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 1:11

And they answered the Angel of the Lord, that stood among
the myrtle trees, and said
That is, the ministering angels, signified by the red horses, speckled, and white, replied to what the Angel of the Lord had said concerning them; or rather agreed to and confirmed his account of them; or else gave up the account of their tour through the earth, with their observations upon the state of it: We have walked to and fro through the earth;
according to their mission and commission: and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest;
was free from wars, as it was in the reign of Darius; though the people of the Jews were infested with enemies, who gave them trouble, and hindered all they could the rebuilding of the temple; wherefore it follows:

Zechariah 1:11 In-Context

9 I asked, "What are these, my Lord?" The angel speaking with me said to me, "I will show you what these are."

10 The man standing among the myrtles said, "These are those whom ADONAI has sent to wander throughout the earth."

11 Then they themselves answered the angel of ADONAI standing among the myrtles, "We have been wandering throughout the earth, and the whole world is quiet and at peace."

12 The angel of ADONAI said, "ADONAI-Tzva'ot, how long will you keep withholding mercy from Yerushalayim and the cities of Y'hudah? You've been angry with them for the past seventy years!"

13 ADONAI replied with kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.