Zechariah 6

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The Vision of the Four Chariots

¹And again I lifted up my eyes and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze.

¹And I turned and lifted up my eyes, and I looked, and behold, four chariots were coming forth from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of bronze.

²The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses,

²With the first chariot were red horses, and with the second chariot black horses,

³the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong.

³and with the third chariot white horses, and with the fourth chariot spotted horses—strong.

⁴So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”

⁴And I answered and said to the angel speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”

⁵And the angel told me, “These are the four spirits^a of heaven, going forth from their station before the Lord of all the earth.

⁵And the angel answered and said to me, “These are the four spirits of the heavens going forth from the standing next to the Lord of all the earth.

⁶The one with the black horses is going toward the land of the north, the one with the white horses toward the west,^a and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”

⁶The one with the black horses is going forth to the land of the north, and the white ones are going forth to the west, and the spotted ones are going forth to the land of the south.”

⁷As the strong horses went out, they were eager to go and patrol the earth; and the LORD said, “Go and patrol the earth.” So they patrolled the earth.

⁷And the strong ones went forth, they sought to go about, going to and fro on the earth. And He said, “Go, walk up and down on the earth.” And they went to and fro on the earth.

⁸Then 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.”

⁸And He called to me and spoke to me, saying: “See, those going forth to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.”

The Crown and the Temple

⁹The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,

⁹And the word of YHWH came to me, saying:

¹⁰“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.

¹⁰“Take from the captive, from Heldai, from Tobiah, and from Jedaiah (who have come from Babylon). And you will come on that day and go into the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.

¹¹Take silver and gold, make an ornate crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak.^a

¹¹And you shall take silver and gold, and you shall make crowns. And you shall set them on the head of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest,

¹²And 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.

¹²and you shall speak to him, saying, thus says YHWH of Hosts, saying: ‘Behold, a man—the Branch is his name—and from underneath him, he will branch forth and will build the temple of YHWH.

¹³Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne,^a and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’

¹³And he will build the temple of YHWH, and it is he who will bear the splendor, and he will sit and rule upon his throne. And He will be a priest on His throne, and a counsel of peace will be between the two of them.’

¹⁴The crown will reside in the temple of the LORD as a memorial to Helem,^a Tobijah, Jedaiah, and the gracious^b son of Zephaniah.

¹⁴And the crowns will be for Helem, and Tobiah, and Jedaiah, and Hen son of Zephaniah, as a memorial in the temple of YHWH.

¹⁵Even 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.”

¹⁵And the far off will come and do building work on the temple of YHWH, and you will know that YHWH of Hosts has sent Me to you. And it will come to pass if you diligently listen to the voice of YHWH your God.”