Zechariah 1:6 Meaning and Explanation
“But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.”
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Read Full Chapter →God's words outlasted the fathers and overtook them, and the exiles confessed that the LORD had dealt with them justly.
What Does Zechariah 1:6 Mean?
Though the fathers and the prophets have died, God's words did not die with them; they 'took hold,' overtaking the disobedient like a pursuer who cannot be outrun. In the end the exiles acknowledged that everything the LORD had purposed against them had come to pass exactly as warned. Their confession closes the opening appeal on a note of sober honesty.
Here is both warning and comfort: God's word does not fall to the ground. What He speaks, whether judgment or mercy, comes true. The same faithfulness that made His warnings sure makes His promises sure, so the call to turn in verse three rests on solid ground. A people who learn to say 'the LORD has dealt rightly with us' are a people ready to receive His grace.
Zechariah 1:6 in the Original Language
nasag (נָשַׂג), 'take hold' -- to overtake or catch up with, as a pursuer reaching the pursued.
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What does Zechariah 1:6 mean?
God's words outlasted the fathers and overtook them, and the exiles confessed that the LORD had dealt with them justly.