Zechariah 1:18

Translations

Modern

Then I looked up and saw four horns.

Traditional

Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.

Literal

And I raised my eyes, and looked, and behold, four horns.

Latin

Et levavi oculos meos, et vidi, et ecce quatuor cornua.

Original

Hebrew

English

Then I looked up and saw four horns.

Notes

Zechariah 1:18–19

Then I looked up suggests the prophet was interrupted by another vision while still focused on the previous one (also in Zechariah 2:1; 5:1; 6:1).
Horns symbolized power and authority in the biblical world and might represent an individual ruler (see Daniel 7:8; 8:8), a family line of kings, or nations.

Zechariah 1:18–21

The second vision reveals God's plan to judge the nations that destroyed Jerusalem and exiled Judah. The prophet does not specify which nations the four horns represent. It is best to see the number four as a symbol for all nations that will face divine judgment for scattering God's people.

Zechariah 1:7–6:15

These eight visions helped the Judeans overcome their fears and trust in God's promises. The visions happened two months after Haggai's last two messages (Haggai 2:10–19, 20–23). They suggest that Haggai's prophecies were coming true.

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Events

Prophecies of Zechariahc. 520 BC

Related verses

Joshua 5:13
Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”
2 Kings 24:1–20
During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
Daniel 8:3–14
Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.
Zechariah 5:9
Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.
Daniel 2:37–43
You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
Zechariah 2:1
Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Zechariah 5:1
Again I lifted up my eyes and saw before me a flying scroll.
2 Kings 17:1–6
In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.
2 Kings 15:29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
2 Kings 18:9–12
In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.
Daniel 7:3–8
Then four great beasts came up out of the sea, each one different from the others:
Zechariah 5:5
Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me, “Now lift up your eyes and see what is approaching.”

Glossary

Apocalyptic Horn Zechariah, Book of

Topics

Horn: Symbolical Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Blessing and Restoration Vision of Zechariah of Horns and Carpenters

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