Zechariah 1:7

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Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

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Interpretation

The prophet saw a dark, shady grove, hidden by hills. This represented the low, melancholy condition of the Jewish church.

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This thought runs through Zechariah 1:7-11.

Zechariah 1:7 Zechariah 1:8 Zechariah 1:9 Zechariah 1:10 Zechariah 1:11

Glossary

Darius Person: The holder or supporter, the name of several Persian kings. (1. ) Darius the Mede ( Dan. 11:1 ), “the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes” (9:1).
Iddo Person: (1. ) Timely ( 1 Chr. 6:21 ). A Gershonite Levite. (2. ) Lovely. The son of Zechariah ( 1 Chr. 27:21 ), the ruler of Manasseh in David’s time. (3. ) Timely.
Zechariah Person: Jehovah is renowned or remembered. (1. ) A prophet of Judah, the eleventh of the twelve minor prophets. Like Ezekiel, he was of priestly extraction. He describes himself (1:1) as.