Zechariah 1:15 Parallel Translations

and I'm very angry with the nations who think they are at ease. I was only a little angry, but they made things worse.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

ASV:

And I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

BBE:

And I am very angry with the nations who are living untroubled: for when I was only a little angry, they made the evil worse.

DBY:

and I am wroth exceedingly with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little wroth, and they helped forward the affliction.

ERV:

And I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

JPS:

and I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, and they helped for evil.

WBS:

And I am very greatly displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

WEB:

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

YLT:

And with great wrath I am wroth against the nations who are at ease, For I was a little wroth, and they assisted -- for evil.

Zechariah 1:15 Cross References

XREF:

Psalm 123:4 Our soul is greatly filled With the scoffing of those who are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud.

Jeremiah 48:11 "Moab has been at ease since his youth; He has also been undisturbed, like wine on its dregs, And he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, Nor has he gone into exile. Therefore he retains his flavor, And his aroma has not changed.

Amos 1:11 Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Edom and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because he pursued his brother with the sword, While he stifled his compassion; His anger also tore continually, And he maintained his fury forever.

Zechariah 1:2 "The LORD was very angry with your fathers. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

1:15 And I am very greatly displeased with the nations [that are] at ease: for I was but {o} a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
(o) In destroying the reprobate, I showed myself but a little angry toward my Church, but the enemy would have destroyed them also, and did not consider the goal of my chastisements.

WES:

1:15 A little displeased - With mine own people, that is, in comparison of the anger I bear against the Heathen. Helped forward - Attempted to destroy whom I would but correct.

MHC:

1:7-17 The prophet saw a dark, shady grove, hidden by hills. This represented the low, melancholy condition of the Jewish church. A man like a warrior sat on a red horse, in the midst of this shady myrtle-grove. Though the church was in a low condition, Christ was present in the midst, ready to appear for the relief of his people. Behind him were angels ready to be employed by him, some in acts of judgment, others of mercy, others in mixed events. Would we know something of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, we must apply, not to angels, for they are themselves learners, but to Christ himself. He is ready to teach those humbly desirous to learn the things of God. The nations near Judea enjoyed peace at that time, but the state of the Jews was unsettled, which gave rise to the pleading that followed; but mercy must only be hoped for through Christ. His intercession for his church prevails. The Lord answered the Angel, this Angel of the covenant, with promises of mercy and deliverance. All the good words and comfortable words of the gospel we receive from Jesus Christ, as he received them from the Father, in answer to the prayer of his blood; and his ministers are to preach them to all the world. The earth sat still, and was at rest. It is not uncommon for the enemies of God to be at rest in sin, while his people are enduring correction, harassed by temptation, disquieted by fears of wrath, or groaning under oppression and persecution. Here are predictions which had reference to the revival of the Jews after the captivity, but those events were shadows of what shall take place in the church, after the oppression of the New Testament Babylon is ended.

CONC:

Added Affliction Angry Assisted Calamity Disaster Displeased Ease Evil Exceedingly Feel Forward Furthered Greatly Heathen Helped Nations Secure Sore Untroubled Worse Wrath Wroth

Added Affliction Angry Assisted Calamity Disaster Displeased Ease Evil Exceedingly Feel Forward Furthered Great Greatly Heathen Helped Little Nations Secure Sore Untroubled Worse Wrath Wroth

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