Zec 2:6 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Zech 2:6-13: 2:6-13 God’s call for the exiles’ return from Babylon anticipated his people’s restoration to the land of Israel (2:6-9 ) and the restoration of his presence to his people in Jerusalem (2:10-13 ). 2:6 Come away! The emphatic command carries the force of a promise that the Lord would lead his people out of exile and into a restored Jerusalem (cp. Isa 55:1 ). • the land of the north: It was necessary to travel north in order to move to the east, so Babylonia was thought of as lying in the north. • four winds: The Hebrew exiles would return to Judah and Jerusalem from all directions (see Ezek 12:14 ; 37:9 ).

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‏ Zechariah 2:6

Summary for Zech 2:6-13: 2:6-13 ^a God’s call for the exiles’ return from Babylon anticipated his people’s restoration to the land of Israel (2:6-9 ^b) and the restoration of his presence to his people in Jerusalem (2:10-13 ^c). 2:6 ^d Come away! The emphatic command carries the force of a promise that the Lord would lead his people out of exile and into a restored Jerusalem (cp. Isa 55:1 ^e).

• the land of the north: It was necessary to travel north in order to move to the east, so Babylonia was thought of as lying in the north.

• four winds: The Hebrew exiles would return to Judah and Jerusalem from all directions (see Ezek 12:14 ^f; 37:9 ^g).