Zechariah 6
Chapter 6
Four Chariots
1 Then I looked up again and saw four chariots coming from between two bronze mountains.2 The first chariot was pulled by red horses, the second by black horses,3 the third by white horses, and the fourth by powerful dappled-gray horses.
4 “And what are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was talking with me.
5 The angel replied, “These are the four spiritst of heaven who stand before the Lord of all the earth. They are going out to do his work.
6 The chariot with black horses is going north, the chariot with white horses is going west,t and the chariot with dappled-gray horses is going south.”
7 The powerful horses were eager to set out to patrol the earth. And the LORD said, “Go and patrol the earth!” So they left at once on their patrol.
8 Then the LORD summoned me and said, “Look, those who went north have vented the anger of my Spiritt there in the land of the north.”
The Crowning of Jeshua
9 Then I received another message from the LORD:10 “Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah will bring gifts of silver and gold from the Jews exiled in Babylon. As soon as they arrive, meet them at the home of Josiah son of Zephaniah.11 Accept their gifts, and make a crownt from the silver and gold. Then put the crown on the head of Jeshuat son of Jehozadak, the high priest.12 Tell him, ‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says: Here is the man called the Branch. He will branch out from where he is and build the Temple of the LORD.
13 Yes, he will build the Temple of the LORD. Then he will receive royal honor and will rule as king from his throne. He will also serve as priest from his throne,t and there will be perfect harmony between his two roles.’
14 “The crown will be a memorial in the Temple of the LORD to honor those who gave it—Heldai,t Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Josiaht son of Zephaniah.”
15 People will come from distant lands to rebuild the Temple of the LORD. And when this happens, you will know that my messages have been from the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. All this will happen if you carefully obey what the LORD your God says.
ZECHARIAH 6
Eighth Vision: //Four Chariots
1 Finally, I looked up and saw four chariots coming from between two bronze mountains. 2 t The first chariot was pulled by red horses, and the second by black horses;
3 t the third chariot was pulled by white horses, and the fourth by spotted grayt horses.
4 “Sir,” I asked the angel. “What do these stand for?”
5 t Then he explained, “These are the four windst of heaven, and now they are going out, after presenting themselves to the Lord of all the earth.
6 The chariot with black horses goes toward the north, the chariot with white horses goes toward the west, t and the one with spotted horses goes toward the south.”
7 The horses came out eager to patrol the earth, and the angel told them, “Start patrolling the earth.”
When they had gone on their way,
8 he shouted to me, “Those that have gone to the country in the north will do what the [Lord]'s Spiritt wants them to do there.”tThe Chosen Leader
9 The [Lord] said to me:
10-11 Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah have returned from Babylonia. Collect enough silver and gold from them to make a crown.t Then go with them to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah and put the crown on the head of the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak.t 12-13 t Tell him that I, the [Lord] All-Powerful, say, “Someone will reach out from here like a branch and build a temple for me. I will name him ‘Branch, ’ and he will rule with royal honors. A priest will stand beside his throne, t and the two of them will be good friends.
14 This crown will be kept in my temple as a reminder and will be taken care of by Heldai, t Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Josiah.”t
15 When people from distant lands come and help build the temple of the [Lord] All-Powerful, you will know that the [Lord] is the one who sent me. And this will happen, if you truly obey the [Lord] your God.
