Zechariah 2:7

Old Testament Minor Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Zechariah 2:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Zechariah 2:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Zechariah 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7Ho Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Deliver thyself, O Zion, etc.] Or make thy escape, you that belong to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, and ought to have your abode there, and not in Babylon: flee from thence, that dwelleth [with] the daughter of Babylon; in any of the antichristian states, who are the daughters of Babylon, the mother of harlots, (<661705>Revelation 17:5) so it may be rendered, “that inhabits the daughter of Babylon”f34; dwells in any of the cities, towns, and villages, belonging to it.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“O Zion . . . daughter of Babylon--Thou whose only sure dwelling is "Zion," inseparably connected with the temple, art altogether out of thy place in "dwelling with the daughter of Babylon" (that is, Babylon and her people, Psa 137:8; Isa 1:8). After the glory--After restoring the "glory" (Zac 2:5; Isa 4:5; Rom 9:4) of Jehovah's presence to Jerusalem, He (God the Father) hath commissioned ME (God the Son, Isa 48:16, the Divine Angel: God thus being at once the Sender and the Sent) to visit in wrath "the nations which spoiled you." Messiah's twofold office from the Father is: (1) to glorify His Church; (2) to punish its foes (Th2 1:7-10). Both offices manifest His glory (Pro 16:4). toucheth .…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Dwellest with the daughter of Babylon - The unusual idiom is perhaps chosen as expressive of God’s tenderness, even to the people who were to be destroyed, from which Israel was to escape. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Deliver thyself - Accept of thy deliverance. Zechariah 2:8”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Deliver: Gen 19:17; Num 16:26, Num 16:34; Isa 48:20, Isa 52:11; Jer 50:8, Jer 51:6, Jer 51:45; Act 2:40; Rev 18:4 that: Isa 52:2; Mic 4:10 daughter: The Babylonians were vanquished by the Persians, formerly their servants, under Darius Hystaspes, who took Babylon after a siege of twelve months, demolished its walls, and put 300,000 of the inhabitants to death. Zechariah 2:8”
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