Zechariah 1:13

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

Zechariah 1:13 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 1:13

And the Lord answered the angel that talked with me
See ( Zechariah 1:9 ) what was the effect of Christ's intercession for the people of the Jews, was communicated to a ministering angel, and by him to the Prophet Zechariah: [with] good words, and comfortable words;
such as would be for the good and comfort of God's people, as follows; see ( Isaiah 40:1 Isaiah 40:2 ) .

Zechariah 1:13 In-Context

11 And they answered the angel of Yahweh who was standing between the myrtle shrubs, and they said, "We have patrolled the earth, and look, all the earth {is dwelling in peace}."

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}."

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "kind"; literally "good"