Zechariah 6
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.
Again I looked up, and saw four chariots come from between two mountains. The mountains were mountains of bronze.
2 In the first war-carriage were red horses; and in the second, black horses;
The first chariot had red horses. The second chariot had black horses,
3 And in the third, white horses; and in the fourth, horses of mixed colour.
the third chariot white horses, and the fourth chariot dappled horses.
4 And I made answer and said to the angel who was talking to me, What are these, my lord?
Then I said to the messenger 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.
The messenger answered me, ‘These are the four winds of heaven going out after 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.
The black horses are going toward the north country and the white toward the west and the dappled 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.
The strong horses came out, and were impatient to patrol the earth. So he said, ‘Go, patrol the earth,’ and they did so.
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.
Then he cried out to me, ‘The horses that went to the north country will quiet my spirit in the north country.’
9 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Now this message of the Lord came to me:
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;
Take the gifts from the exiles Heldai, Tobijah and Jedaiah who have come from Babylon and go at once to Josiah the son of Zephaniah.
11 And take silver and gold and make a crown and put it on the head of Zerubbabel;
Take their silver and gold and make a crown and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak.
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.
Tell him: ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, the man whose name is the Branch. He will branch out from his place and rebuild the temple of the Lord.
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.
He will rebuild the temple and will sit and rule upon his throne, receiving the honour due to a king. A priest will stand by his throne and they will work together in peace and harmony.
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.
The crown will be a memorial in the temple of the Lord for Heldai and Tobijah and Jedaiah, and Josiah the son of Zephaniah.
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.
People from far away will come and build in the temple of the Lord and you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.’
