Zechariah 1:10
What does Zechariah 1:10 mean?
A plain-English look at Zechariah 1:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the man that stood among the myrtle-trees answered and said, These are they whom Jehovah hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the Lord hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the man that stood among the myrtle-trees answered and said, These are they whom Jehovah hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the man who was between the mountains, answering me, said, These are those whom the Lord has sent to go up and down through the earth.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the one who is standing between the myrtles doth answer and say, `These <FI>are<Fi> they whom Jehovah hath sent to walk up and down in the land.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered, and said: These are they, whom the Lord hath sent to walk through the earth.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the man that stood among the myrtle-trees answered and said, These are they whom Jehovah hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.
Context
v.9Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will show thee what these are.
v.10This passage
v.11And they answered the angel of Jehovah that stood among the myrtle-trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 103:20
Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word.
- Zechariah 6:5
And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four winds of heaven, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.
- Zechariah 1:8
I saw in the night, and, behold, a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle-trees that were in the bottom; and behind him there were horses, red, sorrel, and white.
- Zechariah 1:11
And they answered the angel of Jehovah that stood among the myrtle-trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.
- Job 2:1
Again it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan came also among them to present himself before Jehovah.
- Job 1:7
And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
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