Old Testament · Prophets

Zechariah chapter 6

I looked up again, and there were four coming out from between . The mountains were bronze.The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses,the third white horses, and the fourth horses, all of them strong.I said to the messenger who was talking with me, “What are these, sir?”The messenger answered, “These are of heaven, going out from the Lord of all the earth.”The chariot with the black horses heads for . The white ones go out behind them, and the dappled ones head for the land of the south.The strong ones came out straining to go and . He said, “Go on, range over the earth.” And they ranged over the earth.Then he called to me and said, “Look, the ones heading for the land of the north have in the land of the north.”Yahweh’s word came to me:“Collect the gift from , from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have come back from Babylon. Go that same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.”“Take the silver and the gold, make a , and set it on the head of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the .”“Tell him: This is what Yahweh who commands armies says: Here is a man whose name is . He will grow up , and he will build Yahweh’s temple.”“He is the one who will build Yahweh’s temple. He will carry the of it, and he will sit and rule on his throne. He will be a priest on that same throne, and between the two roles there will be .”“The crown will stay in Yahweh’s temple as a for Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen son of Zephaniah.”“ will come and work on Yahweh’s temple, and then you will know that Yahweh who commands armies sent me to you. This will happen if you to the voice of Yahweh your God.”