O panorama
Zacarias 1 abre com “In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto…”, muda perto do versículo 11 com “And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We…” e termina com “Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
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Zacarias · Versão King James · 21Zacarias 1:1-7
Versículos 1–7: In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the…
Zacarias 1:1–7 abre com “In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the…” e chega a “Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Entre na crise histórica, na quebra da aliança e no chamado divino que dão urgência à mensagem de Zacarias.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 2 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the…” Nomear Berechiah e Darius mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem displeased, fathers, LORD. A relação com os versículos 1 e 3 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn…” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
Zacarias 1:1-7
Versão King James1In the eighth month, 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,
2The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers.
3Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.
4Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD .
5Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?
6But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
7Upon 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,
Zacarias 1:8-14
Versículos 8–14: I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood…
Zacarias 1:8–14 abre com “I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees…” e chega a “So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Entre na crise histórica, na quebra da aliança e no chamado divino que dão urgência à mensagem de Zacarias.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 2 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem behind, bottom, horse. A relação com os versículos 9 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
Zacarias 1:8-14
Versão King James8I saw by 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 were there red horses, speckled, and white.
9Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be.
10And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.
11And they answered the angel of the LORD 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.
12Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?
13And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words.
14So 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.
Zacarias 1:15-21
Versículos 15–21: I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was…
Zacarias 1:15–21 abre com “And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little…” e chega a “Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Entre na crise histórica, na quebra da aliança e no chamado divino que dão urgência à mensagem de Zacarias.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 2 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem displeased, affliction, ease. A relação com os versículos 16 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“Therefore thus saith the LORD ; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD…” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
Zacarias 1:15-21
Versão King James15And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
16Therefore thus saith the LORD ; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.
17Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.
18Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.
19And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
20And the LORD shewed me four carpenters.
21Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Zechariah 1:1 começa com “In the eighth month, 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,”
Onde o capítulo muda
Zechariah 1:12 forma uma mudança natural: “Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which…”
A nota final
Zechariah 1:21 deixa o leitor com “Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras LORD, hosts, angel, Jerusalem, fathers, horns ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.