The prophet prays for information from the Angel, from Christ, who is the best Teacher. What be these? what may be the meaning of these horns, which I see, and know to be horns, and four in number? These are the horns, powers, states, and kingdoms, which have from all sides pushed at, broken, and tossed my people, sorely bruised some and destroyed others: these horns are probably, on the north, the Syrians, Assyrians, and Babylonians; on the east, the Moabites and Ammonites; on the south, Edomites and Egyptians; on the west, the Philistines; all which had many a time spoiled the Jews. Judah; the two tribes, which were the kingdom of Judah. Israel; the ten tribes, carried away by Shalmaneser; or the relics of Israel, which adhered to the house of David.
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Zechariah 1:19
19 And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.