Zechariah 1:11 Meaning and Explanation
“And 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.”
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Read Full Chapter →The patrol reports to the angel of the LORD that the whole earth is quiet and at rest.
What Does Zechariah 1:11 Mean?
The riders return with their report to the angel of the LORD standing among the myrtles, and their word is that all the earth sits still and is at rest. The great Persian empire is peaceful and untroubled, the nations settled in their ease. For the exiles this is bitter news, for the world's calm has come while Jerusalem still lies in ruins and Judah remains afflicted.
Sometimes the prosperity of the comfortable is hardest to bear when you yourself are still waiting. The world's rest underscores the people's unrest and sets up the cry of the next verse. Yet the report is laid before heaven, not buried. God hears how things truly stand, and the seeming stillness of the world is about to be answered by the stirring of His mercy.
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What does Zechariah 1:11 mean?
The patrol reports to the angel of the LORD that the whole earth is quiet and at rest.