Zacarias 1:18

Almeida Revista e Corrigida

E levantei os meus olhos, e olhei, e vi quatro chifres.

Parallel Translations

A Biblia Sagrada
E levantei os meus olhos, e vi, e eis quatro chifres.

Almeida Revista e Atualizada
Levantei os olhos e vi, e eis quatro chifres.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

lifted: Zechariah 2:1, Zechariah 5:1, Zechariah 5:5, Zechariah 5:9, Joshua 5:13, Daniel 8:3

four: 2 Kings 15:29, 2 Kings 17:1-6, 2 Kings 18:9-12, 2 Kings 24:1 - 2 Kings 25:30, Daniel 2:37-43, Daniel 7:3-8, Daniel 8:3-14, Daniel 11:28-35

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 22:11 - horns of iron 2 Chronicles 18:10 - horns of iron Amos 8:2 - Amos Micah 5:5 - then Zechariah 6:1 - four Revelation 7:1 - four angels Revelation 17:12 - the ten

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then I lifted up mine eyes,.... To behold another vision which follows:

and saw, and behold four horns; either iron ones, such as Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made to push the Syrians with, 1 Kings 22:11 or horns of beasts, as the horns of unicorns, to which the horns of Joseph are compared, Deuteronomy 33:17 and signify kingdoms or kings, and these very powerful and mighty; and so the Targum interprets them of "four kingdoms"; and which Kimchi and Abarbinel understand of the four monarchies, Babylonian, Persian, Grecian, and Roman; so ten horns, in Daniel 7:24 design ten kings or kingdoms; unless rather, seeing these horns were such who had already distressed and scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem; and two of the above monarchies were not yet in being, the Grecian and Roman, when this vision was seen; and one of those that were, were friends to the Jews, as the Persians; they may in general signify all the enemies of the Jews that were round about them, on the four corners of them; as the Syrians, Assyrians, and Babylonians, on the north; the Ammonites and Moabites on the east; the Edomites and Egyptians on the south; and the Philistines on the west; as Junius thinks. Cocceius interprets them of four kings, Shalmaneser, Nebuchadnezzar, Xerxes, and Artaxerxes the first, called Longimanus; and may be applied to the antichristian states, Pagan and Papal, in the various parts of the world, called horns, Daniel 7:24.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And I lifted up mine eyes - ^o. Cyril on Zechariah 2:1 : “Not those of the body (for such visions are invisible to the eyes of the flesh), but rather the inner eyes of the heart and mind.” It seems as though, at the close of each vision, Zechariah sank in meditation on what had been shown him; from which he was again roused by the exhibition of another vision.

I saw four horns - The mention of the horns naturally suggests the thought of the creatures which wielded them; as in the first vision that of the horses following the chiefs, implies the presence of the riders upon them. And this the more, since the word “fray them away” implies living creatures, liable to fear. Cyril: “The horn, in inspired Scripture, is always taken as an image of strength, and mostly of pride also, as David said to some, “I said unto the fools, Deal not so foolishly, and to the ungodly, Lift not up the horns. Lift not up your horns on high and speak not with a stiff neck” Psalms 75:4. The prophet then sees four horns, that is, four hard and warlike nations, who could easily uproot cities and countries.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 18. And behold four horns. — Denoting four powers by which the Jews had been oppressed; the Assyrians, Persians, Chaldeans, and Egyptians. Or these enemies may be termed four, in reference to the four cardinal points of the heavens, whence they came: -

1. NORTH. The Assyrians and Babylonians.

2. EAST. The Moabites and Ammonites.

3. SOUTH. The Egyptians.

4. WEST. The Philistines. See Martin.