* **spoke this prophesy** - AT: "prophesied and said" or AT: "and prophesied, and this is what he said" Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotes in your language. (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_quotations]])
* **the God of Israel** - AT: "the God who reigns over Israel" or AT: "the God whom Israel worships" Israel here refers to the nation of Israel. Zechariah, as well as the people to whom he was talking, all belonged to the nation of Israel.
* **has come to us** - AT: "has come to help us" (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_idiom]])