Zechariah 2:13 (BSB)
Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”
From Zechariah 2. Also in the ESV.
Commentary on Zechariah 2:13
- John Calvin (Reformed), Calvin's Commentaries on Zechariah 2:1-13: Chapter 2 Zechariah 2:1-4 1. I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. 1. Et sustuli oculos meos et vidi; et ecce vir in ejus manu funiculus mensurae. 2. Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. 2.
- Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Zechariah 2:10-13: Here is, I. Joy proclaimed to the church of God, to the daughter of Zion, that had separated herself from the daughter of Babylon. The Jews that had returned were in distress and danger, their enemies in the neighbourhood were spiteful against them, their friends that remained in Babylon were cool towards them, shy of them, and declined coming in to their assistance; and yet...
- John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Zechariah 2:13: Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord,.... Be filled with fear, awe, and astonishment, at the wonderful work of God; the destruction of antichrist; the conversion of the Jews, and the calling of the Gentiles: let them not open their mouths, or dare to say one word against it.
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Zechariah 2:13: Be silent, O all flesh-- (Hab 2:20). "Let all in silent awe and reverence await the Lord's coming interposition in behalf of His people!" The address is both to the Gentile foes, who prided themselves on their power as if irresistible, and to the unbelieving Jews, who distrusted God's promises as incredible.