Zechariah 6:1-13 ▼

1 And again I looked up and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze.

2 The first chariot had red horses, the second chariot black horses,

3 the third chariot white horses, and the fourth chariot dappled gray horses.

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

5 The angel answered me, “These are the four winds of heaven going out, after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth.

6 The chariot with the black horses goes toward the north country, the white ones go toward the west country, and the dappled ones go toward the south country.”

7 When the steeds came out, they were impatient to get off and patrol the earth. And he said, “Go, patrol the earth.” So they patrolled the earth.

8 Then he cried out to me, “Lo, those who go toward the north country have set my spirit at rest in the north country.”

9 The word of the LORD came to me:

10 Collect silver and gold from the exiles—from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah—who have arrived from Babylon; and go the same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.

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

12 say to him: Thus says the LORD of hosts: Here is a man whose name is Branch: for he shall branch out in his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD.

13 It is he that shall build the temple of the LORD; he shall bear royal honor, and shall sit upon his throne and rule. There shall be a priest by his throne, with peaceful understanding between the two of them.