Zechariah 1:10
10Then the man standing among the myrtle trees spoke up and said, “These are the ones whom the Lord has sent to walk about ▼▼sn The stem used here (Hitpael) with the verb “walk” (
הָלַךְ,
halakh) suggests the exercise of dominion (cf.
Gen 13:17;
Job 1:7;
2:2-3;
Ezek 28:14;
Zech 6:7). The
Lord is here about to claim sovereignty over the nations. Cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV, NLT “to patrol”; TEV “to go and inspect.”
on the earth.”