--- title: "Bullinger" description: "behold Figure of speech Asterismos App-6 . man Hebrew." image: "/images/missing.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/zechariah/2" --- **behold** Figure of speech *Asterismos* App-6 . **man** Hebrew. *'ish* App-14 . Either the same or another angel. **a measuring line.** See note on [Zechariah 1:16](../../../kjv/zechariah/1/16) and Compare [Zechariah 2:2](../../../kjv/zechariah/2/2) **Jerusalem.** With *'eth* . See note on [Zechariah 1:19](../../../kjv/zechariah/1/19) . **angel.** See note on [Zechariah 1:9](../../../kjv/zechariah/1/9) . **went forth:** or, came forward. **this young man:** i.e. the man of [Zechariah 2:1](../../../kjv/zechariah/2/1) . **saying.** Supply the logical Ellipsis ( App-8 ), "saying [Stop! ]", for the reason given implies that measuring will be useless, owing to the overflow of inhabitants. **without walls.** Compare [Isaiah 33:20](../../../kjv/isaiah/33/20) ; [Isaiah 54:2](../../../kjv/isaiah/54/2) .[Ezekiel 38:11](../../../kjv/ezekiel/38/11) . **men.** Hebrew. *'adam* . App-14 . **saith the LORD** = [is] Jehovah's oracle. App-4 . **wall of fire.** Like the watch-fires seen round Bedaween camps, which have no walls. Compare [Isaiah 26:1](../../../kjv/isaiah/26/1) ; [Isaiah 33:21](../../../kjv/isaiah/33/21) ; [Isaiah 60:18](../../../kjv/isaiah/60/18) . **in the midst.** Compare verses: [Zechariah 2:10](../../../kjv/zechariah/2/10) , [Zechariah 2:11](../../../kjv/zechariah/2/11) ("J") **Ho, ho.** Figure of speech *Epixeuxis* ( App-6 ), for emphasis. come forth: or, supply the Ellipsis "[escape]". **I have spread.** Reference to Pentateuch ([Deuteronomy 4:27](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/4/27) ; [Deuteronomy 28:64](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/28/64) **spread** = scattered. **as** . Some codices, with five early printed editions, and Syriac, read "by", or "throughout". Vulgate reads "into". **winds.** Hebrew. *ruach.* App-9 . **Deliver.** Hebrew Ho! **Rescue** , &c., as in [Zechariah 2:6](../../../kjv/zechariah/2/6) **the LORD of hosts.** See note on [Zechariah 1:3](../../../kjv/zechariah/1/3) . **After the glory** = For His own glory. **he that,** &c. Reference to Pentateuch ([Deuteronomy 32:10](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/32/10) ). App-92 . **His eye** . The primitive text read "Mine eye"; but the *Sopherim* say ( App-33 ) that they altered this to "His", regarding it as derogatory to Jehovah to rend aloud such pronounced anthropomorphic expressions. **their servants** = their own slaves. **lo.** Figure of speech *Asterismos.* App-6 . **I will dwell** , &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Ex. Zec 29:45 , Zec 29:46 . [Leviticus 26:11](../../../kjv/leviticus/26/11) , [Leviticus 26:12](../../../kjv/leviticus/26/12) ). App-92 . **many nations** , &c. Reference to Pentateuch ([Exodus 12:49](../../../kjv/exodus/12/49) . [Numbers 9:14](../../../kjv/numbers/9/14) ). App-92 . **shall inherit . . . His portion.** Reference to Pentateuch ([Deuteronomy 32:9](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/32/9) ). App-92 . **holy** . See note on [Exodus 3:5](../../../kjv/exodus/3/5) . **again** = yet; as in [Zechariah 1:17](../../../kjv/zechariah/1/17) . Not make a new choice, but demonstrate again His old choice in actual experience. **Be silent** , &c. Compare [Habakkuk 2:20](../../../kjv/habakkuk/2/20) . [Zephaniah 1:7](../../../kjv/zephaniah/1/7) . **is raised up** = hath roused Himself up. Compare [Psalms 78:65](../../../kjv/psalms/78/65) . **His holy habitation.** Reference to Pentateuch ([Deuteronomy 26:15](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/26/15) ) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/zechariah/2#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/images/missing.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/images/missing.jpg","width":640,"height":370,"caption":"Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 2"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/zechariah/2#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/zechariah/2","name":"Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 2","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/zechariah/2#primaryimage"},"datePublished":null,"dateModified":null,"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"behold Figure of speech Asterismos App-6 . man Hebrew. 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