The Meaning of Zechariah 1:14 Explained

Zechariah 1:14

KJV: So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.

YLT: And the messenger who is speaking with me, saith unto me, 'Call, saying: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: I have been zealous for Jerusalem, and for Zion with great zeal.

Darby: And the angel that talked with me said unto me, Cry, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy,

ASV: So the angel that talked with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Zechariah 1:14?

MEANING: What does Zechariah 1:14 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Zechariah 1:14 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Zechariah 1:14?

What is the context of Zechariah 1:14?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.

What does Zechariah 1:14 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The angel then instructed Zechariah to proclaim that Yahweh was very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion. Jealousy when used to describe God"s attitude refers to His careful concern, specifically intolerance of rivalry or unfaithfulness, for the wellbeing of others. Often in Scripture it alludes to God as a husband wanting to keep His wife, Israel or the church, true to Himself. ^[1] God"s jealousy has none of the negative connotations that we associate with selfish human jealousy. The double names for Jerusalem may be a case of poetic parallelism, or they could suggest Jerusalem of the past and Zion of the future. Zechariah"s people evidently thought that the stability that the Persian Empire currently enjoyed indicated that God had turned from them to look favorably on the nations.

Context Summary

Zechariah 1:1-17 - A Vision Of Pardon And Restoration

Zechariah does not slur over the sins of the past, but lays stress on the divine forgiveness. His only fear is lest God should call in vain, and the people refuse as their fathers did. Notice the repetition of God's title, Lord of Hosts, five times in the first six verses. The enemy's armies were vast, but the protecting hosts, vaster. A glimpse of these hosts is given in the following vision. A green valley, filled with myrtles, the emblem of humility, where the prophet may have been wont to meditate, seemed alive with mysterious figures, who had been patrolling the earth, and announced that it was peace, for these were the days of Cyrus' illustrious reign. Notice the frequent reference to his celestial friend, Zechariah 1:9; Zechariah 1:14; Zechariah 1:19; Zechariah 4:1; Zechariah 4:4-5; Zechariah 5:5; Zechariah 5:10; Zechariah 6:4. The future was bright with promise, Zechariah 1:16-17. [source]

Chapter Summary: Zechariah 1

¹ Zechariah exhorts to repentance
⁷ The vision of the horses
¹² At the prayer of the angel comfortable promises are made to Jerusalem
¹⁸ The vision of the four horns and the four carpenters

What do the individual words in Zechariah 1:14 mean?

So said to me the angel who spoke with me Proclaim saying thus says Yahweh of hosts I am zealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with zeal great

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י הַמַּלְאָךְ֙ הַדֹּבֵ֣ר בִּ֔י קְרָ֣א לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת קִנֵּ֧אתִי לִירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם וּלְצִיּ֖וֹן קִנְאָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	So said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלַ֗י	to me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
הַמַּלְאָךְ֙	the angel
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מַלְאָךְ Sense: messenger, representative.
הַדֹּבֵ֣ר	who spoke
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
בִּ֔י	with me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
קְרָ֣א	Proclaim
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
לֵאמֹ֔ר	saying
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
כֹּ֥ה	thus
Parse: Adverb Root: כֹּה Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַ֖ר	says
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוָ֣ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
צְבָא֑וֹת	of hosts
Parse: Noun, common plural Root: צָבָא Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.
קִנֵּ֧אתִי	I am zealous
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, first person common singular Root: קָנָא Sense: to envy, be jealous, be envious, be zealous.
לִירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם	for Jerusalem
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
וּלְצִיּ֖וֹן	and for Zion
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: צִיּׄון Sense: another name for Jerusalem especially in the prophetic books.
קִנְאָ֥ה	with zeal
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: קִנְאָה Sense: ardour, zeal, jealousy.
גְדוֹלָֽה	great
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular Root: גָּבֹול Sense: great.

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