Discovery BoxZechariah 1:3 
Context1:3 Therefore say to the people: 1 The Lord who rules over all 2 says, “Turn 3 to me,” says the Lord who rules over all, “and I will turn to you,” says the Lord who rules over all.
Zechariah 1:16
Context1:16 “‘Therefore,’ says the Lord, ‘I have become compassionate 4 toward Jerusalem 5 and will rebuild my temple 6 in it,’ says the Lord who rules over all. ‘Once more a surveyor’s measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’
Zechariah 4:6
Context4:6 Therefore he told me, “These signify the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by strength and not by power, but by my Spirit,’ 7 says the Lord who rules over all.”
Zechariah 13:4
Context13:4 “Therefore, on that day each prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies and will no longer wear the hairy garment 8 of a prophet to deceive the people. 9
1 tn Heb “to them”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 sn The epithet
3 tn The Hebrew verb שׁוּב (shuv) is common in covenant contexts. To turn from the
4 tn Heb “I have turned.” This suggests that the
5 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
6 tn Heb “house.”
7 sn It is premature to understand the Spirit here as the Holy Spirit (the third Person of the Trinity), though the OT prepares the way for that NT revelation (cf. Gen 1:2; Exod 23:3; 31:3; Num 11:17-29; Judg 3:10; 6:34; 2 Kgs 2:9, 15, 16; Ezek 2:2; 3:12; 11:1, 5).
8 tn The “hairy garment of a prophet” (אַדֶּרֶת שֵׁעָר, ’adderet she’ar) was the rough clothing of Elijah (1 Kgs 19:13), Elisha (1 Kgs 19:19; 2 Kgs 2:14), and even John the Baptist (Matt 3:4). Yet, אַדֶּרֶת alone suggests something of beauty and honor (Josh 7:21). The prophet’s attire may have been simple the image it conveyed was one of great dignity.
9 tn The words “the people” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation from context (cf. NCV, TEV, NLT).
