Zechariah 2:3

2:3 At this point the angelic messenger ¹  who spoke to me went out, and another messenger came to meet him

Zechariah 5:5

Vision Seven: The Ephah

5:5 After this the angelic messenger ²  who had been speaking to me went out and said, “Look, see what is leaving.”

Zechariah 6:8

6:8 Then he cried out to me, “Look! The ones going to the northland have brought me ³  peace about the northland.” ⁴ 

Zechariah 12:9

12:9 So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations ⁵  that come against Jerusalem.”

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¹ tn See the note on the expression “angelic messenger” in 1:9.

² tn See the note on the expression “angelic messenger” in 1:9.

³ tn Heb “my spirit.” The subject appears to be the Lord who exclaims here that the horsemen have accomplished their task of bringing peace.

⁴ sn The immediate referent of peace about the northland is to the peace brought by Persia’s conquest of Babylonia, a peace that allowed the restoration of the Jewish people (cf. 2 Chr 36:22-23; Isa 44:28; 45:1-2). However, there is also an eschatological dimension, referring to a time when there will be perfect and universal peace.

⁵ tn Or “peoples.”