Zechariah 1:14

"So the angel who talked with me said to me, “Proclaim, saying, ‘The LORD of Armies says: “I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy."

Key Reflection

This verse conveys God's intense concern for His people, Jerusalem and Zion, reflecting his commitment to their restoration and preservation. The term "jealous" here denotes not anger but protective zeal, indicating that God is determined to safeguard and bless these cities.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Cry thou -The vision was not for the prophet alone. What he saw and heard, that he was to proclaim to others. The vision, which he now saw alone, was to be the basis and substance of his subsequent preachingJonah 1:2;Isaiah 40:2,Isaiah 40:6, whereby he was to encourage his people to persevere. I am jealous for Jerusalem -Literally, “I have been,” not now only but in time past even when I did not show it, “and am jealous”, with the tender love which allows not what it loves to be injured . The love of God, until finally shut out, is unchangeable, He pursues the sinner with chastisements and scourges in His love, that he may yet be converted and live .

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