The Meaning of Zechariah 1:7 Explained

Zechariah 1:7

KJV: 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,

YLT: On the twenty and fourth day of the eleventh month, (it is the month of Sebat,) in the second year of Darius, hath a word of Jehovah been unto Zechariah, son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying:

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

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Zechariah 1:7?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in Zechariah 1:7 mean?

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What is the context of Zechariah 1:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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,

What does Zechariah 1:7 Mean?

Study Notes

Sebat
Eleventh month i.e. February.

Verse Meaning

Zechariah received another revelation from the Lord three months after his previous one in Darius" second year, 520 B.C. The second year of Darius was520 B.C, but the eleventh month would have been January-February. In our modern calendar this would have been519 B.C.

"On the same day (24Shebat), five months earlier, the rebuilding of the temple had been resumed (cf. Haggai 1:14-15; see also Haggai 2:10; Haggai 2:18; Haggai 2:20). It was evidently a day in which God had special delight because of the obedience of his people." ^[1]

"Also on that day two months previously Haggai had delivered a stern rebuke to the priests for their impurity and to the people for their delay in building the temple ( Haggai 2:10-17). On that day, moreover, Haggai had received the far-reaching revelation ( Haggai 2:20) of the destruction of Gentile world power previous to the establishment of millennial rule of the greater Zerubbabel-Messiah ( Haggai 2:21-23)." ^[2]

Context Summary

Zechariah 1:1-17 - A Vision Of Pardon And Restoration

Zechariah does not slur over the sins of the past, but lays stress on the divine forgiveness. His only fear is lest God should call in vain, and the people refuse as their fathers did. Notice the repetition of God's title, Lord of Hosts, five times in the first six verses. The enemy's armies were vast, but the protecting hosts, vaster. A glimpse of these hosts is given in the following vision. A green valley, filled with myrtles, the emblem of humility, where the prophet may have been wont to meditate, seemed alive with mysterious figures, who had been patrolling the earth, and announced that it was peace, for these were the days of Cyrus' illustrious reign. Notice the frequent reference to his celestial friend, Zechariah 1:9; Zechariah 1:14; Zechariah 1:19; Zechariah 4:1; Zechariah 4:4-5; Zechariah 5:5; Zechariah 5:10; Zechariah 6:4. The future was bright with promise, Zechariah 1:16-17. [source]

Chapter Summary: Zechariah 1

¹ Zechariah exhorts to repentance
⁷ The vision of the horses
¹² At the prayer of the angel comfortable promises are made to Jerusalem
¹⁸ The vision of the four horns and the four carpenters

What do the individual words in Zechariah 1:7 mean?

On day twenty and the four of one [and] ten the month that [is] the month Shebat in the year second of Darius came the word of Yahweh to Zechariah son of Berechiah the son of Iddo the prophet saying

בְּיוֹם֩ עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֜ה לְעַשְׁתֵּֽי־ עָשָׂ֥ר חֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ הוּא־ חֹ֣דֶשׁ שְׁבָ֔ט בִּשְׁנַ֥ת שְׁתַּ֖יִם לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁ הָיָ֣ה דְבַר־ יְהוָ֗ה אֶל־ זְכַרְיָה֙ בֶּן־ בֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הוּ בֶּן־ עִדּ֥וֹא הַנָּבִ֖יא לֵאמֹֽר

בְּיוֹם֩	On day
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
עֶשְׂרִ֨ים	twenty
Parse: Number, common plural Root: עֶשְׂרִים Sense: twenty, twentieth.
וְאַרְבָּעָ֜ה	and the four
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular Root: אַרְבַּע Sense: four.
לְעַשְׁתֵּֽי־	of one
Parse: Preposition-l, Number, common singular construct Root: עַשְׁתֵּי Sense: one, eleven, eleventh.
עָשָׂ֥ר	[and] ten
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct Root: עָשָׂר Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
חֹ֙דֶשׁ֙	the month
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חֹדֶשׁ Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
הוּא־	that [is]
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
חֹ֣דֶשׁ	the month
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: חֹדֶשׁ Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
שְׁבָ֔ט	Shebat
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: שְׁבָט Sense: th month in the post-exilic Jewish calendar corresponding to Jan or Feb.
בִּשְׁנַ֥ת	in the year
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: שָׁנָה Sense: year.
שְׁתַּ֖יִם	second
Parse: Number, fd Root: שְׁנַיִם Sense: two.
לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁ	of Darius
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּרְיָוֶשׁ Sense: Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as “Astyages” the last king of the Medes (538 BC).
הָיָ֣ה	came
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
דְבַר־	the word
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: דָּבָר Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
יְהוָ֗ה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
זְכַרְיָה֙	Zechariah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: זְכַרְיָה Sense: th in order of the minor prophets; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel.
בֶּן־	son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הוּ	of Berechiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בֶּרֶכְיָה Sense: a son of Zerubbabel.
בֶּן־	the son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עִדּ֥וֹא	of Iddo
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עִדֹּא Sense: father of Abinadab, an officer of Solomon.
הַנָּבִ֖יא	the prophet
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: נָבִיא Sense: spokesman, speaker, prophet.
לֵאמֹֽר	saying
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.

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