Matthew Poole and continuators on Zechariah 5:1

1 THen I turned , and lift up mine eyes , and looked , and behold a flying roll .

Or, And, Hebr. i. e. after I had seen those comfortable visions, and been instructed in the true meaning of them.

Changed his posture, though the occasion of it be not mentioned, nor the posture into which he put himself.

Look't up into the Air where the Vision appeared

very diligently, and discerned clearly.

A Volume, or book which in those days were not written as now our Books are printed and bound, but were written as deeds are now on large or long Parchments, and rowled up upon a neat round stick, or else rowled up on themselves, such the roll here seen, much as our large Geographical Maps are rolled upon rollers, and lodged in a convenient Cavity, so were their books of old. But probably here now the Roll was spread out at large, flying in the Air swiftly, perhaps with some noise that might make the Prophet look about him.