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Zechariah 6

Four Chariots

I looked up again, and there before me were four chariots coming out from between two mountains — mountains of bronze.

Vision of the Four Chariots

Then I turned and raised my eyes and looked, and behold, four chariots were coming from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of bronze.

The first chariot had red horses, the second black,

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

the third white, and the fourth dappled — all of them powerful.

with the third chariot white horses, and with the fourth chariot dappled horses — strong steeds.

I asked the angel who was speaking to me, “What are these, my lord?”

Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”

The angel answered me, “These are the four spiritsa of heaven, going out from standing in the presence of the Lord of the whole world.

And the angel answered and said to me, “These are four spirits of heaven, who go out from their station before the Lord of all the earth.

The one with the black horses is going toward the north country, the one with the white horses toward the west,b and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”

[a]The one with the black horses is going to the north country, the white are going after them, and the dappled are going toward the south country.”

When the powerful horses went out, they were straining to go throughout the earth. And he said, “Go throughout the earth!” So they went throughout the earth.

Then the strong steeds went out, eager to go, that they might walk to and fro throughout the earth. And He said, “Go, walk to and fro throughout the earth.” So they walked to and fro throughout the earth.

Then he called to me, “Look, those going toward the north country have given my Spiritc rest in the land of the north.”

And He called to me, and spoke to me, saying, “See, those who go toward the north country have given rest to My Spirit in the north country.”

A Crown for Joshua

The word of the Lord came to me:

The Command to Crown Joshua

Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

“Take silver and gold from the exiles Heldai, Tobijah and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon. Go the same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.

“Receive the gift from the captives — from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have come from Babylon — and go the same day and enter the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah.

Take the silver and gold and make a crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jozadak.d

Take the silver and gold, make an[b] elaborate crown, and set it on the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest.

Tell him this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Here is the man whose name is the Branch, and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the Lord.

Then speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying:
“Behold, the Man whose name is the BRANCH!
From His place He shall [c]branch out,
And He shall build the temple of the Lord;

It is he who will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And hee will be a priest on his throne. And there will be harmony between the two.’

Yes, He shall build the temple of the Lord.
He shall bear the glory,
And shall sit and rule on His throne;
So He shall be a priest on His throne,
And the counsel of peace shall be between [d]them both.” ’

The crown will be given to Heldai,f Tobijah, Jedaiah and Heng son of Zephaniah as a memorial in the temple of the Lord.

“Now the [e]elaborate crown shall be for a memorial in the temple of the Lord [f]for Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen the son of Zephaniah.

Those who are far away will come and help to build the temple of the Lord, and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the Lord your God.”

Even those from afar shall come and build the temple of the Lord. Then you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you. And this shall come to pass if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.”

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