Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Zechariah 1:6

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Zechariah1:6

6. statutes--My determined purposes to punish for sin.

which I commanded my servants--namely, to announce to your fathers.

did they not take hold--that is, overtake, as a foe overtakes one fleeing.

they returned--Turning from their former self-satisfaction, they recognized their punishment as that which God's prophets had foretold.

thought to do--that is, decreed to do. Compare with this verse La 2:17.

our ways--evil ways (Jr 4:18; 17:10; 23:2).

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