For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
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Gill's Exposition
Then answered I, and said unto him,.... To the angel that talked with him, Zac 4:1,
What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick, and upon the left side thereof? in Zac 4:2…
Barnes' Notes
The simplest rendering is marked by the accents. “For who hath despised the day of small things? and (that is, seeing that there have rejoiced and seen the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel, these…
Adam Clarke
Who hath despised the day of small things? - The poverty, weakness, and unbefriended state of the Jews. It was said, "What do these feeble Jews?" "Will they build," etc.? No. But God will build by…
Here is, I. The prophet prepared to receive the discovery that was to be made to him: The angel that talked with him came and waked him, Zac 4:1. It seems, though he was in conference with an angel,…
Cambridge Bible
with those seven Rather, even these seven, as in R. V.
The meaning of the verse is: For who hath despised the day of small things?(comp: Hag 2:3) For(seeing that) these seven eyes of Jehovah, which…
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