Zechariah 1:10 “Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the…”

Zechariah 1:10

Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And 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.

World English Bible

The man who stood among the myrtle trees answered, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to go back and forth through the earth.”

American Standard Version

And 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the man that stood among the mirre trees, answered, and sayd, These are they whome the Lord hath sent to go through the world.

Darby Translation

And 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.

Young's Literal Translation

And the one who is standing between the myrtles doth answer and say, 'These [are] they whom Jehovah hath sent to walk up and down in the land.'

Bible in Basic English

And 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.

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Cross references

“the man”

Zechariah 1:11 Zechariah 1:8 Zechariah 13:7 Genesis 32:24–31 Hosea 12:3–5

Zechariah 1:11 · BSB

And the riders answered the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth is at rest and tranquil.”

Zechariah 1:8 · BSB

I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.

Zechariah 13:7 · BSB

Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

Genesis 32:24–31 · BSB

So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.

Hosea 12:3–5 · BSB

In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.

“These”

Zechariah 6:5–8 Hebrews 1:14 Zechariah 4:10 Ezekiel 1:5–14 Job 2:1 Job 2:2

Zechariah 6:5–8 · BSB

And the angel told me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth from their station before the Lord of all the earth.

Hebrews 1:14 · BSB

Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

Zechariah 4:10 · BSB

For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”

Ezekiel 1:5–14 · BSB

and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form,

Job 2:1 · BSB

On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.

Job 2:2 · BSB

“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”

Also

Job 1:7

Job 1:7 · BSB

“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9“What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”

11And the riders answered the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth is at rest and tranquil.”

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