Zec 1:19 | NETfull | STEP | So I asked the angelic messenger who spoke with me, “What are these?” He replied, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”

Zechariah 1:19

19 So I asked the angelic messenger ^{▼▼ See the note on the expression “angelic messenger” in v. 9.} who spoke with me, “What are these?” He replied, “These are the horns ^{▼▼ An animal’s horn is a common OT metaphor for military power (Pss 18:2; 75:10; Jer 48:25; Mic 4:13). The fact that there are four horns here (as well as four blacksmiths, v. 20) shows a correspondence to the four horses of v. 8 which go to four parts of the world, i.e., the whole world.} that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.” ^{▼▼ For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; Journey of Paul map 1-F4; Journey of Paul map 2-F4; Journey of Paul map 3-F4; Journey of Paul map 4-F4.}