Zechariah · Revised Version with Apocrypha
Zechariah 6 Revised Version with Apocrypha
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1 And again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold, there came four chariots out from between 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 chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
2 In the first chariot were red horses. In the second chariot were black horses.
3 and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled bay horses.
3 In the third chariot were white horses. In the fourth chariot were dappled horses, all of them powerful.
4 Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with 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 answered and said unto me, These are the four winds of heaven, which go forth from standing 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 chariot ]wherein are the black horses goeth forth toward the north country; and the white went forth after them; and the grisled went forth toward 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 bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro 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 cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, they that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit 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 unto me, saying,
9 Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
10 Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah; and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah, whither they are 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 yea, take [of them ]silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest;
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 speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold, the man whose name is the Branch; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
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 even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
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 crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple 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 they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And [this ]shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.
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