Zechariah 1:21
“Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.”
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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then said I, What come these to do?.... That is, these four carpenters; for, being artificers or workmen, as the Targum…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
These are come to fray them - To break, pound, and reduce them to powder. Fray, from the French, frayer, to rub. חרשים…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Zechariah 1:18-21
It is the comfort and triumph of the church (Isa 59:19) that when the enemy shall come in like a flood, with mighty…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
he spake i.e. the interpreting angel.
have scattered Rather, scattered, R.V.
to fray them Either the wild animals…
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