Zechariah 6:1-13 ▼

1 Again I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and look, four chariots came out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of bronze.

2 In the first chariot were red horses; in the second chariot black horses;

3 in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot dappled horses, all of them powerful.

4 Then I asked the angel who talked with me, |What are these, my lord?|

5 The angel answered me, |These are the four winds of the sky, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

6 The one with the black horses goes out toward the north country; and the white went out after them; and the dappled went forth toward the south country.|

7 The strong went out, and sought to go that they might walk back and forth through the earth: and he said, |Go around and through the earth.| So they walked back and forth through the earth.

8 Then he called to me, and spoke to me, saying, |Look, those who go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.|

9 The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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 Take silver and gold, and make a crown, and set it on the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest;

12 and speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, |Look, 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;

13 even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule on his throne; and he shall be a priest on his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.