Zechariah · Bible in Basic English
Zechariah 6 Bible in Basic English
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1 And again lifting up my eyes I saw four war-carriages coming out from between the two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.
1 Again I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, four chariots came out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of bronze.
2 In the first war-carriage were red horses; and in the second, black horses;
2 In the first chariot were red horses. In the second chariot were black horses.
3 And in the third, white horses; and in the fourth, horses of mixed colour.
3 In the third chariot were white horses. In the fourth chariot were dappled horses, all of them powerful.
4 And I made answer and said to the angel who was talking to me, What are these, my lord?
4 Then I asked the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”
5 And the angel, answering, said to me, These go out to the four winds of heaven from their place before the Lord of all the earth.
5 The angel answered me, “These are the four winds of the sky, which go out from standing before the Lord of all the earth.
6 The carriage in which are the black horses goes in the direction of the north country; the white go to the west; and those of mixed colour go in the direction of the south country.
6 The one with the black horses goes out toward the north country; and the white went out after them; and the dappled went out toward the south country.”
7 And the red ones go to the east; and they made request that they might go up and down through the earth: and he said, Go up and down through the earth. So they went up and down through the earth.
7 The strong went out, and sought to go that they might walk back and forth through the earth. He said, “Go around and through the earth!” So they walked back and forth through the earth.
8 Then crying out to me, he said, See, those who are going to the north country have given rest to the spirit of the Lord in the north country.
8 Then he called to me, and spoke to me, saying, “Behold, those who go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.”
9 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
9 Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
10 Take the offerings of those who went away as prisoners, from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, and from the family of Josiah, the son of Zephaniah, who have come from Babylon;
10 “Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah; and come the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah, where they have come from Babylon.
11 And take silver and gold and make a crown and put it on the head of Zerubbabel;
11 Yes, take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them on the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest;
12 And say to him, These are the words of the Lord of armies: See, the man whose name is the Branch, under whom there will be fertile growth.
12 and speak to him, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies says, “Behold, the man whose name is the Branch! He will grow up out of his place; and he will build Yahweh’s temple.
13 And he will be the builder of the Temple of the Lord; and the glory will be his, and he will take his place as ruler on the seat of power; and Joshua will be a priest at his right hand, and between them there will be a design of peace.
13 He will build Yahweh’s temple. He will bear the glory, and will sit and rule on his throne. He will be a priest on his throne. The counsel of peace will be between them both.
14 And the crown will be for grace to Heldai and Tobijah and Jedaiah and the son of Zephaniah, to keep their memory living in the house of the Lord.
14 The crowns shall be to Helem, to Tobijah, to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in Yahweh’s temple.
15 And those who are far away will come and be builders in the Temple of the Lord, and it will be clear to you that the Lord of armies has sent me to you.
15 Those who are far off shall come and build in Yahweh’s temple; and you shall know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me to you. This will happen, if you will diligently obey Yahweh your God’s voice.”’”
People & places in this chapter
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People
Heldai
One of the exiles from Babylon from whom Zechariah was told to take an offering for the crown, and named as Helem in 6:14.
Cited in the guide: Zechariah 6:10; Zechariah 6:14
Jedaiah
One of the exiles from Babylon from whom Zechariah was told to take an offering for the crown.
Cited in the guide: Zechariah 6:10; Zechariah 6:14
Josiah
Son of Zephaniah, at whose house the exiles' silver and gold were to be taken and made into a crown.
Cited in the guide: Zechariah 6:10; Zechariah 6:14
Tobijah
One of the exiles from Babylon from whom Zechariah was told to take an offering for the crown.
Cited in the guide: Zechariah 6:10; Zechariah 6:14
Zephaniah
Named as the father of Josiah, in whose house the crown was to be made.
Cited in the guide: Zechariah 6:10; Zechariah 6:14
Cross references (15)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Ephesians 1:11; Daniel 8:22; Zechariah 1:18–19; Acts 4:28; Zechariah 6:5
- 2 Zechariah 1:8; Revelation 6:2–6; Revelation 17:3; Zechariah 6:6; Revelation 12:3
- 3 Revelation 6:2; Revelation 6:8; Zechariah 1:8; Revelation 20:11; Daniel 2:40–41
- 4 Zechariah 1:9; Zechariah 1:19–21; Zechariah 5:5–6; Zechariah 5:10
- 5 Ezekiel 10:9–19; Hebrews 1:7; Ezekiel 37:9; Hebrews 1:14; Psalm 104:3–4
- 6 Ezekiel 1:4; Jeremiah 51:48; Jeremiah 1:14–15; Daniel 11:40; Jeremiah 6:1
- 7 2 Chronicles 16:9; Zechariah 1:10; Genesis 13:17; Daniel 7:19; Job 1:6–7
- 8 Ezekiel 5:13; Ezekiel 24:13; Jeremiah 51:48–49; Zechariah 1:15; Ecclesiastes 10:4
- 9 Zechariah 7:1; Zechariah 8:1; Zechariah 1:1
- 10 Ezra 7:14–16; Ezra 8:26–30; Acts 24:17; Isaiah 66:20; Romans 15:25–26
- 11 Zechariah 3:1; Psalm 21:3; Song of Songs 3:11; Leviticus 8:9; Zechariah 3:5
- 12 Jeremiah 33:15; Zechariah 3:8; Isaiah 4:2; Isaiah 11:1; Jeremiah 23:5
- 13 Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 3:1; Isaiah 49:5–6; Isaiah 11:10; Psalm 21:5
- 14 Exodus 12:14; Matthew 26:13; Mark 14:9; Exodus 28:12; Joshua 4:7
- 15 Isaiah 60:10; Zechariah 3:7; 1 Peter 2:4–5; Acts 2:39; Romans 16:26
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences