Zechariah 1:15

"I am very angry with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, but they added to the calamity.”"

Key Reflection

Zechariah 1:15 conveys God's deep anger towards nations that are complacent and unbothered by the suffering of others. Despite His initial minor displeasure, these nations intensified calamity, prompting a greater divine wrath due to their lack of concern for the oppressed.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

I am sore displeased -literally “with great anger am I angered against the nations which are at ease.” The form of the words shows that the greatness of the displeasure of God against those who oppress His people, is proportionate to the great and tender love toward themselves. God had been angered indeed with His people; with their enemies He was “angered with a great anger;” and that the more, because they were at ease, in unfeeling self-enjoyment amid the miseries of others.

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