Zechariah
Zechariah, a post-exilic prophet and priest who wrote the book bearing his name.
MaleProphetExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books63 verses
Summary
A prophet living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezra 5:1; referred to as Zechariah (זְכַרְיָהוּ, Aramiac זְכַרְיָה); a son of Berechiah.
Events
Dates are approximate
- Prophecies of Zechariahc. 520 BC
Glossary entries
Family members
- Father
Alternative names
- זְכַרְיָהZechariah
- זְכַרְיָהוּZechariah
Mentions
Includes 57 verses that refer to Zechariah without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- Later, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.
- So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.
- In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying:
- Zechariah 1:3Referred to, not namedSo tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’
- On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo.
- Zechariah 1:8Referred to, not namedI looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
- Zechariah 1:9Referred to, not named“What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”
- Zechariah 1:13Referred to, not namedSo the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.
- Zechariah 1:14Referred to, not namedThen the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion,
- Zechariah 1:17Referred to, not namedProclaim further that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘My cities will again overflow with prosperity; the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.’”
- Zechariah 1:18Referred to, not namedThen I looked up and saw four horns.
- Zechariah 1:19Referred to, not namedSo I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these?” And he told me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
- Zechariah 1:20Referred to, not namedThen the LORD showed me four craftsmen.
- Zechariah 1:21Referred to, not named“What are these coming to do?” I asked. And He replied, “These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise his head; but the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations that have lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it.”
- Zechariah 2:1Referred to, not namedThen I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
- Zechariah 2:2Referred to, not named“Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.”
- Zechariah 2:3Referred to, not namedThen the angel who was speaking with me went forth, and another angel came forward to meet him
- Zechariah 2:8Referred to, not namedFor this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—
- Zechariah 2:9Referred to, not namedI will surely wave My hand over them, so that they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me.”
- Zechariah 2:11Referred to, not named“On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.
- Zechariah 3:1Referred to, not namedThen the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
- Zechariah 3:5Referred to, not namedThen I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him, as the angel of the LORD stood by.
- Zechariah 4:1Referred to, not namedThen the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me, as a man is awakened from his sleep.
- Zechariah 4:2Referred to, not named“What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.
- Zechariah 4:4Referred to, not named“What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.
- Zechariah 4:5Referred to, not named“Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel. “No, my lord,” I answered.
- Zechariah 4:6Referred to, not namedSo he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
- Zechariah 4:8Referred to, not namedThen the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Zechariah 4:9Referred to, not named“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.
- Zechariah 4:11Referred to, not namedThen I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
- Zechariah 4:12Referred to, not namedAnd I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?”
- Zechariah 4:13Referred to, not named“Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied.
- Zechariah 5:1Referred to, not namedAgain I lifted up my eyes and saw before me a flying scroll.
- Zechariah 5:2Referred to, not named“What do you see?” asked the angel. “I see a flying scroll,” I replied, “twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.”
- Zechariah 5:3Referred to, not namedThen he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.
- Zechariah 5:5Referred to, not namedThen the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me, “Now lift up your eyes and see what is approaching.”
- Zechariah 5:6Referred to, not named“What is it?” I asked. And he replied, “A measuring basket is going forth.” Then he continued, “This is their iniquity in all the land.”
- Zechariah 5:9Referred to, not namedThen I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.
- Zechariah 5:10Referred to, not named“Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.
- Zechariah 5:11Referred to, not named“To build a house for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “And when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its pedestal.”
- Zechariah 6:1Referred to, not namedAnd again I lifted up my eyes and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze.
- Zechariah 6:4Referred to, not namedSo I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”
- Zechariah 6:5Referred to, not namedAnd the angel told me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth from their station before the Lord of all the earth.
- Zechariah 6:8Referred to, not namedThen the LORD summoned me and said, “Behold, those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.”
- Zechariah 6:9Referred to, not namedThe word of the LORD also came to me, saying,
- Zechariah 6:10Referred to, not named“Take an offering from the exiles—from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon—and go that same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.
- Zechariah 6:11Referred to, not namedTake silver and gold, make an ornate crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak.
- Zechariah 6:12Referred to, not namedAnd you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.
- Zechariah 6:15Referred to, not namedEven those far away will come and build the temple of the LORD, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.”
- In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.
- Zechariah 7:4Referred to, not namedThen the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,
- Zechariah 7:5Referred to, not named“Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, was it really for Me that you fasted?
- Then the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying,
- Zechariah 8:18Referred to, not namedThen the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,
- Zechariah 9:4Referred to, not namedBehold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.
- Zechariah 9:7Referred to, not namedI will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.
- Zechariah 9:14Referred to, not namedThen the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.
- Zechariah 11:4Referred to, not namedThis is what the LORD my God says: “Pasture the flock marked for slaughter,
- Zechariah 11:12Referred to, not namedThen I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
- Zechariah 11:13Referred to, not namedAnd the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD.
- Zechariah 11:14Referred to, not namedThen I cut in two my second staff called Union, breaking the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
- Zechariah 11:15Referred to, not namedAnd the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.
- Zechariah 14:5Referred to, not namedYou will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.