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An Exegetical Commentary - Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi is unavailable, but you can change that!

The books of Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi are particularly relevant and beneficial to modern Christians, for they can see in them the covenant faithfulness of God to His ancient people--a faithfulness exhibited in the coming of Jesus Christ--and they can take heart in the realization that the God who restored Israel long ago can also restore them in times of spiritual decline and personal...

(צָנִיף), “mitre” or “diadem” (cf. Zech. 3:5). This is most significant because the crowning of the priest here must have regal implications. A slight problem exists at this point as to the number of crowns involved. The MT reads the plural עֲטָרוֹת (`ăṭārôt) whereas several LXX manuscripts, the Syriac, and Targums read the singular עֲטֶרֶת(`ăṭēret).7 There is nothing inherently improbable about there being two crowns, especially in a vision, so the MT should be accepted. It is possible that
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