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central editorial section of ch. 4 with ch. 6, there may be some
significance in the use of |n. It is repeated in 4.7, the cry that accompanies
the setting up of ntftnn pKn, and is also the name substituted
for Josiah in 6.14 (cf. v. 10).! There may even be a connection with
12.10. Other than these note the following.
nri, 'by my/his Spirit' in 4.6; 7.12. The latter refers to 'the torah
and the words that Yahweh... sent by his Spirit by the hand of the
former prophets' (the latter phrase also occurs in 7.7). This suggests
that the writer is conscious of the fact that Zechariah stands in the line
of the earlier prophets, and that Yahweh's methods remain the same.
The expression 'Lord of all the earth' forms a very strong link
between the climax of this central section of the visions, and the last
vision of the series.
There are some contacts between 4.6-10 and 12.1 and 10, viz.
'Yahweh who founded the earth and forms the spirit of man' (12.1)
and 'spirit of grace (and supplication)' (12.10), which probably
indicates at least that the writer of ch. 12 knew the earlier section. 2
We may conclude that there is no other evidence of an attempt to
link this vision plus its oracle with any other section in Zechariah 1-
14. Again the words and phrases most likely to be significant occur in
the editorial section.
Connections between Zechariah 5 and the Rest ofZechariah
Occurrences in Occurrences in the Occurrences in
Verse Word ch. 5 rest of 1.1-8.23 chs. 9-14
Vision 6: The Flying Scroll (5.1-4)
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4 n'3 4.##7,10,16 6.10; 7.3; 8.9, 9.8; 10.3,6 (2x);
(11) 13 (2x), 15, 19 11.13; 12 (7x);
13.1,6;
14.2, 20, 21
1. An alternative explanation that has found some favour is that of A. Demsky,
'The Temple Steward Josiah ben Zephaniah', IEJ 31 (1981), pp. 100-102. He
refers to the Akkadian lahhinu (and its Aramaic cognate |n*?) which is used of an
official responsible for handling gold and silver in the temple or court. Quoted with
approval in Petersen, Haggai and Zechariah, p. 278 n. 8.
2. Cf. Mason, Zechariah 9-14, pp. 202-206.