Zechariah 1:13
New International Version
So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talked with me.

New Living Translation
And the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talked with me.

English Standard Version
And the LORD answered gracious and comforting words to the angel who talked with me.

Berean Standard Bible
So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.

King James Bible
And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words.

New King James Version
And the LORD answered the angel who talked to me, with good and comforting words.

New American Standard Bible
And the LORD responded to the angel who was speaking with me with gracious words, comforting words.

NASB 1995
The LORD answered the angel who was speaking with me with gracious words, comforting words.

NASB 1977
And the LORD answered the angel who was speaking with me with gracious words, comforting words.

Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh answered the angel who was speaking with me with good words, comforting words.

Amplified Bible
And the LORD answered the angel who was speaking with me with gracious and comforting words.

Christian Standard Bible
The LORD replied with kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD replied with kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.

American Standard Version
And Jehovah answered the angel that talked with me with good words, even comfortable words.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD's answer was kind and comforting.

English Revised Version
And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words, even comfortable words.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD responded to the angel who was speaking with me, using kind and comforting words.

Good News Translation
The LORD answered the angel with comforting words,

International Standard Version
So the LORD answered the angel who was speaking to me with kind and comforting words.

Majority Standard Bible
So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.

NET Bible
The LORD then addressed good, comforting words to the angelic messenger who was speaking to me.

New Heart English Bible
The LORD answered the angel who talked with me with kind and comforting words.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comforting words.

World English Bible
Yahweh answered the angel who talked with me with kind and comforting words.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And YHWH answers the messenger, who is speaking with me, good words, comfortable words.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah answereth the messenger, who is speaking with me, good words, comfortable words.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jehovah will answer the messenger speaking with me good words, consoling words.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord answered the angel, that spoke in me, good words, comfortable words.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the Lord answered the angel, who had been speaking with me, good words, consoling words.

New American Bible
To the angel who spoke with me, the LORD replied favorably, with comforting words.

New Revised Standard Version
Then the LORD replied with gracious and comforting words to the angel who talked with me.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the LORD answered the angel who talked with me with good words and comforting words.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And LORD JEHOVAH answered the Angel who spoke with me, beautiful words and words of comfort
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the LORD answered the angel that spoke with me with good words, even comforting words--

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the Lord Almighty answered the angel that spoke with me good words and consolatory sayings.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Vision of the Horses
12Then the angel of the LORD said, “How long, O LORD of Hosts, will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been angry these seventy years?” 13So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me. 14Then the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion,…

Cross References
Isaiah 40:1-2
“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God. / “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.”

Jeremiah 29:11-13
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. / Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. / You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

Psalm 85:8-9
I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly. / Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.

Isaiah 54:7-8
“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. / In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.

Jeremiah 31:20
Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.

Lamentations 3:31-33
For the Lord will not cast us off forever. / Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.

Hosea 11:8-9
How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred! / I will not execute the full fury of My anger; I will not destroy Ephraim again. For I am God and not man—the Holy One among you—and I will not come in wrath.

Isaiah 49:13
Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.

Psalm 103:13-14
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. / For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.

Isaiah 57:18-19
I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners, / bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”

2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

Romans 15:5
Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope, / encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.

James 5:11
See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.


Treasury of Scripture

And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words.

with good.

Zechariah 1:14-16
So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy…

Zechariah 2:4-12
And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein: …

Zechariah 8:2-8,19
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury…

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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.














So the LORD spoke
The phrase begins with the divine action of speaking, emphasizing the personal and direct communication from God. In Hebrew, the word for "LORD" is "Yahweh," the covenant name of God, which signifies His eternal presence and faithfulness. This highlights God's active involvement in the affairs of His people. The act of speaking indicates God's willingness to reveal His will and provide guidance, a theme consistent throughout the Scriptures where God communicates with His prophets to convey His plans and purposes.

kind and comforting words
The Hebrew words here are "dabarim tovim" (kind words) and "dabarim nechamim" (comforting words). "Tovim" implies goodness, benevolence, and favor, reflecting God's gracious nature. "Nechamim" suggests consolation and encouragement, often used in contexts where God reassures His people of His presence and promises. This phrase underscores the compassionate character of God, who seeks to uplift and reassure His people during times of distress. Historically, this message comes after the Babylonian exile, a period of great turmoil and uncertainty for the Israelites, making these words particularly significant as they promise restoration and hope.

to the angel who was speaking with me
The "angel" here is a messenger of God, often seen as an intermediary between God and humans. In the context of Zechariah, this angel serves as a guide and interpreter of the visions given to the prophet. The interaction between God and the angel highlights the divine order and the role of angels in executing God's will. The phrase "who was speaking with me" indicates an ongoing dialogue, suggesting that God’s revelations are not isolated events but part of a continuous relationship with His people. This reflects the broader biblical narrative where God consistently uses angels to deliver messages, provide protection, and execute His plans, reinforcing the idea of a God who is intimately involved in the world.

Verse 13. - The Lord answered. The Angel of Jehovah is thus ca]led as the representative of God, whether we regard him as the Logos or a created angel empowered by God (see note on ver. 11). This personage is often seemingly identified with Jehovah (comp. Zechariah 3:2; Genesis 18:1, 2, 13, 17, 22; Joshua 5:14, 15; Joshua 6:2). He gives the answer to the interpreting angel, which the latter is to convey to the prophet, which he, in turn, was to announce to the people. Good words, promising blessing and salvation (1 Kings 12:7); and these are comfortable words (Isaiah 57:18), a message calculated to bring comfort to the people's desponding hearts. What the message is is given in the following verses (14-17).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So the LORD
יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

spoke
וַיַּ֣עַן (way·ya·‘an)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6030: To answer, respond

kind
טוֹבִ֑ים (ṭō·w·ḇîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

and comforting
נִחֻמִֽים׃ (ni·ḥu·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5150: Comfort, compassion

words
דְּבָרִ֣ים (də·ḇā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

to the angel
הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְ (ham·mal·’āḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel

who was speaking
הַדֹּבֵ֥ר (had·dō·ḇêr)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

with me.
בִּ֖י (bî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew


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