Zechariah 1:13

13 So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talked with me.

Zechariah 1:13 in Other Translations

13 And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words.

13 And the LORD answered gracious and comforting words to the angel who talked with me.

13 And the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talked with me.

13 God reassured the Angel-Messenger - good words, comforting words -

13 And Jehovah answered the angel that talked with me with good words, [even] comfortable words.

13 The LORD responded to the angel who was speaking with me, using kind and comforting words.

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

13 So the LORD replied with kind and comforting words. He spoke them to the angel who talked 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 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.”

12 Then the angel of the LORD said, “LORD Almighty, how long will you withhold mercy from Jerusalem and from the towns of Judah, which you have been angry with these seventy years?”

13 So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talked with me.

14 Then the angel who was speaking to me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD Almighty says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion,

15 and I am very angry with the nations that feel secure. I was only a little angry, but they went too far with the punishment.’

Cross References

• 1. S Isaiah 35:4
• 2. S Job 15:11
• 3. Zechariah 4:1