Zechariah 2:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. ”

Zechariah 2:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And I, Myself in My own Being, will be to her a wall of fire - Not protection only, an inner circle around her, however near an enemy might press in upon her, but destructive to her enemies. Isai...
Zechariah 2:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

For I, saith the LORD, will be to her a wall of (d) fire on every side, and will (e) be the glory in the midst of her. (d) To defend my Church, to strike fear in the enemies, and to destroy them if...
Zechariah 2:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The person with the measuring line (described in Zechariah 2:4 as a young man, i.e. Zerubbabel, cf. Esther 3:4 ; Esther 4:58 ) is evidently ascertaining the length of wall required. An angel...
Zechariah 2:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

saith the LORD . [is] Jehovah's oracle. App-4. wall of fire. Like the watch-fires seen round Bedaween camps, which have no walls. Compare Isaiah 26:1 ; Isaiah 33:21 ; Isaiah 60:18 . in the m...
Zechariah 2:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

He confirms in this verse what I have just mentioned — that Jerusalem would be safe, though without any fortifications; for God alone would be sufficient for walls, for towers, for fortresses,...
Zechariah 2:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1240 GOD THE PROTECTION AND GLORY OF HIS PEOPLE Zechariah 2:5 . I, saith the Lord, will he unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her . IF some of...
Zechariah 2:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. I-- will be unto her a wall of fire - Her safety shall consist in my defense. I shall be...
Zechariah 2:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about - (cf. Zecha...
Zechariah 2:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Third Vision 1-5. A young man with a measuring line goes forth to measure Jerusalem preparatory to rebuilding the walls. But an angel is sent to stop him. The population will so increase as to...
Zechariah 2:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

II. THIRD VISION. — THE MAN WITH THE MEASURING LINE. (1-5) This vision is a prophetic realisation of the fulfilment of the promise ( Zechariah 1:16 ): “A line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusal...
Zechariah 2:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE VISIONS OF ZECHARIAH Zechariah 1:7-21 ; Zechariah 2:1-13 ; Zechariah 3:1-10 ; Zechariah 4:1-14 ; Zechariah 5:1-11 ; Zechariah 6:1-8 THE Visions of Zechariah do not lack those large and...
Zechariah 2:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Redemption of Jerusalem Zechariah 1:18-21 ; Zechariah 2:1-13 The work of Temple-building had ceased for fifteen years and the new resolve to arise and build might meet with a similar fate....
Zechariah 2:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The vision of the measuring line reveals the condition of Jerusalem which will result from the overthrow of her enemies. The young man with a measuring line goes forth to measure the restored city, a...
Zechariah 2:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, (4) And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns with...
Zechariah 2:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about ,..... So that she needs no other wall to secure her, the power of God encompassing her about as the mountains did Jerusalem, Psa...
Zechariah 2:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. Ver. 5. For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire ] Igneus qui et comin...
Zechariah 2:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I lifted up mine eyes, &c., and behold a man An angel in the form of a man, probably representing Nehemiah, under whose direction the wall was rebuilt, according to the ancient line marked out...
Zechariah 2:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The Third Vision - A Man With a Measuring Line (vv. 1-5) Another vision draws the eyes of Zechariah-a man with a measuring line. Zechariah 1:16 told of a line being stretched upon Jerusalem. N...
Zechariah 2:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Vision of the Measuring Line. B. C. 520. 1 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked,...
Zechariah 2:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

What was promised or foretold in the former verse is ratified in this by an account how it should be performed. For I, saith the Lord; that a thing so much above the hope of a present dejected peop...
Zechariah 2:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Third Vision. The Man With The Measuring Line ( Zechariah 2:1-13 ). Having learned that nothing has been happening among the nations which will aid in the recovery of YHWH's people ( Zechariah...
Zechariah 2:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] The third vision. Man ] Messiah, who measures and will restore the city. Zechariah 2:2 . Measure ] To sketch a plan for its arrangement and rebuilding, denoting exactness of p...
Zechariah 2:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Zechariah 2:1-13 I. In this vision God presented to the prophet, and through him to the nation at large, the prospect and the assurance of the restoration of Jerusalem, and the re-establishment of...
Zechariah 2:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zechariah 2:1 . Behold, a man with a measuring line. A young man, as in Zechariah 2:4 ; an angel in the form of a man, come to measure the streets, the wall, and temple of Jerusalem, as architect...
Zechariah 2:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

I will be unto her a wall of fire Zion’s protection I. The people that shall be thus defended. It is Jerusalem that is to be defended; and that will include three things: the temple, the habit...
Zechariah 2:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Zechariah 2:1-38 § 5. The third vision: the man with the measuring line. Zechariah 2:1 ( Hebrews 2:5 .) I lifted up mine eyes again (comp. Zechariah 5:1 ; Zechariah 6...
Zechariah 2:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Vision of the Man with the Measuring-Line. The second vision had pictured the overthrow of the enemies of the people of the Lord. But this defeat being administered, the growth of the Lord's Churc...
Zechariah 2:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Haggai 2:7-9 ; Isaiah 12:6 ; Isaiah 26:1 ; Isaiah 26:2 ; Isaiah 33:21 ; Isaiah 4:5 ; Isaiah 60:18 ; Isaiah 60:19 ; Luke 2:32 ; Psalms 3:3 ; Psalms 46:7-11 ; Psalms 48:12 ; Psalms 48:3 ;...
Zechariah 2:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Man and the Measuring Line Zechariah 2:1-13 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In the Book of Ezekiel, chapter 40, we have Ezekiel's vision which in some respects parallels the one in Zechariah. Ezekiel i...
Zechariah 2:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The glory — My presence and favour shall make her glorious.

Zechariah 2:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Zechariah 2:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Zechariah 2:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 2:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Zechariah 2:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 2:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Zechariah 2:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Zechariah 2:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Zechariah 2:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 2:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Zechariah 2:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Zechariah 2:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Zechariah 2:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Zechariah 2:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Zechariah 2:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Zechariah 2:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Zechariah 2:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zechariah 2:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 2:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Zechariah 2:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Zechariah 2:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 2:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Zechariah 2:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Zechariah 2:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zechariah 2:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Zechariah 2:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Zechariah 2:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Zechariah 2:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Zechariah 2:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Zechariah 2:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes