Zechariah 2:3

3 And behold, ¹the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him

Zechariah 2:3 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 2:3

And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth
See ( Zechariah 1:9 Zechariah 1:13 Zechariah 1:14 Zechariah 1:19 ) and he "went forth" from the place where the prophet was, with whom he had been conversing: and another angel went out to meet him:
the same that was seen among the myrtle trees, ( Zechariah 1:8 ) and here, with a measuring line in his hand, ( Zechariah 2:1 ) .

Zechariah 2:3 In-Context

1 And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand!

2 Then I said, “Where are you going? ” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length. ”

3 And behold, the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him

4 and said to him, “Run, say to that young man, ‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of people and livestock in it.

5 And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst. ’”

Cross References

• 1. 2:3 ch. 1:9, 19