Zechariah 1:16
“Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Therefore thus saith the Lord, I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies,.... Having returned the people of the Jews from…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Therefore - This being so, since God was so jealous for His people, so displeased with their persecutors, “thus saith…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies - Before, he came to them in judgments; and the principal mercy is, the house of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Zechariah 1:7-17
We not come to visions and revelations of the Lord; for in that way God chose to speak by Zechariah, to awaken the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Therefore because I am thus jealous for my people and angry with their enemies.
a line i.e. a measuring line, to mark…
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