Zechariah 1:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they answered the angel of Jehovah that stood among the myrtle-trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּ אֶת־מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה הָֽעֹמֵד֙ בֵּ֣ין הַהֲדַסִּ֔ים וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ הִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּ בָאָ֑רֶץ וְהִנֵּ֥ה כָל־הָאָ֖רֶץ יֹשֶׁ֥בֶת וְשֹׁקָֽטֶת

Transliteration

wayyaʿănû ʾet-malʾaḵ YHWH the ʿōmēḏ between the hăḏassîm wayyōʾmᵉrû, "hithallāḵᵉnû in the ʾāreṣ and hinnēh all-the ʾāreṣ yōšeḇet and šōqāṭet"

Grammar Details

*wayyaʿănû*: conjunction *wa* + verb qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural with consecutive vav - and they answered
*malʾaḵ*: noun masculine singular construct with direct object marker *ʾet* - the angel/messenger of
*YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh
*ʿōmēḏ*: verb qal participle masculine singular with definite article - the one standing
*hăḏassîm*: noun masculine plural with definite article - the myrtles
*wayyōʾmᵉrû*: conjunction *wa* + verb qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural with consecutive vav - and they said
*hithallāḵᵉnû*: verb hithpael perfect 1st person plural - we have walked about/patrolled
*ʾāreṣ*: noun feminine singular with definite article - the earth/land
*hinnēh*: interjection with conjunction *wᵉ* - and behold
*yōšeḇet*: verb qal participle feminine singular - sitting/dwelling
*šōqāṭet*: verb qal participle feminine singular with conjunction *wᵉ* - and quiet/at rest

Word Meanings

*malʾaḵ*: angel/messenger
*ʿōmēḏ*: standing/positioned
*hăḏassîm*: myrtles/myrtle trees
*hithallāḵᵉnû*: we have walked about/we have patrolled/we have gone to and fro
*ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground
*yōšeḇet*: sitting/dwelling/residing
*šōqāṭet*: quiet/at rest/undisturbed

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Zech 1:10 : 10 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.
Zech 1:15 : 15 And I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
Zech 1:8 : 8 I saw in the night, and, behold, a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle-trees that were in the bottom; and behind him there were horses, red, sorrel, and white.
Ps 68:17 : 17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them, [as in] Sinai, in the sanctuary.
Ps 103:20-21 : 20 Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word. 21 Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
Isa 14:7 : 7 The whole earth is at rest, [and] is quiet: they break forth into singing.
Dan 10:20 : 20 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I am come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I go forth, lo, the prince of Greece shall come.
Zech 6:7 : 7 And the strong went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.
Matt 13:41 : 41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity,
Matt 13:49 : 49 So shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous,
Matt 24:30-31 : 30 and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Matt 25:31 : 31 But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:
1 Thess 5:3 : 3 {G1063} When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape.
2 Thess 1:7 : 7 and to you that are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power in flaming fire,
Rev 1:1 : 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, [even] the things which must shortly {G1722} come to pass: and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John;

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