(Exod. 10:25; Josh. 6:2) as well as agency (Exod. 9:35; Num. 4:37), and it frequently refers to God’s speaking “by the agency of prophets” (BDB, p. 391). זְרֻבָּבֶל (Zerubbabel): See the Introduction. פַּחַת (governor) is an Aramaic word probably borrowed from Assyrian (see the Introduction). יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Joshua): See the Introduction. 2. כֹּה אָמַר (thus says): כֹּה usually points to what follows; here it directs our attention to the content of the prophetic speech that follows. אָמַר (says) in the
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