John Trapp on Zechariah 5:5
Commentary or Exposition. Browse this work.
Read Zechariah 5. Compare commentaries on this chapter.
Source and publication rights
Text Creation Partnership. Public domain; TCP unrestricted text and encoding. Source edition.
Berean Blue opens December 1, 2026. Explore this passage in the app preview.
Zechariah5:5
Verſe 5. Lift up now thine eyes and ſee] No doubt, ſaith Calvin here, but the Prophet was frighted at the ſight of the flying rowle, full of curſes.Pſa. 119.120, My fleſh trembleth for feare of thee, ſaith David, and I am afraid of thy judgements. And Habakkuk, when he conſidered the curſed condition of the Churches enemies, my belly trembled, ſaid he, when I heard it: my lips quivered at the voice. rottenneſſe entred into my bones chap. 3.6. Daniel was more afficted and troubled for Nebuchadnezzars calamity, then himſelf was, chap. 4.19. Here therefore the Angell encourageth the Prophet, and biddeth him look up and ſee a further viſion; and not through dulneſle or dejectedneſſe, to let paſſe without due obſervation the notable works and witneſſes of Gods providence and power. Curious Artiſans when they ſet forth ſome ſpeciall peece to publik view, they take it ill when notice is not taken of it: So here. See the Note on ver. 1.
John Trapp, Commentary or Exposition, Zechariah 5:5. Public domain.
Permanent link. Source edition.