Zechariah

Zechariah 6

1The vision of the four chariots. 9By the crowns of Joshua the high priest are showed Christ the Branch, and his church and kingdom.

1AND I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came ^afour chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were ^bmountains of brass.

a Da. 2.32,33,37-40; 7.3-7,17,19. ch. 1.18,19. 2Ki. 6.14. Ps. 68.17. ch. 10.3. Is. 21.7,9. b Is. 14.24,26,27; 46.10,11. Pr. 19.21. Ps. 33.11.

2In the first chariot were ^cred horses; and in the second chariot ^dblack horses;

c ch. 1.8. Je. 50.17; 51.34. Hab. 1.6-10; 2.12. Re. 6.2-5. d Re. 6.5. Ezr. 4.4,5. Ne. 4; 9.36,37. Da. 7.5; 8.3,4; 11.2.

3And in the third chariot ^ewhite horses; and in the fourth chariot ^1*grisled and bay horses.

e Da. 2.32,39; 7.6; 8.5-8; 11.3-35. Re. 6.2.

4Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, ^fWhat are these, my lord?

f ch. 1.9,19,21; 5.10.

5And the angel answered and said unto me, These are ^gthe four ²spirits of the heavens, which go forth from ^hstanding before the Lord of all the earth.

g ch. 1.10; 3.4. Ps. 68.17; 104.4. He. 1.7,14. Da. 10.13. 2Ki. 6.14. Da. 7.2. h He. 1.14. ch. 3.7. 1Ki. 22.19. Lu. 1.19. Da. 7.10. Mat. 18.10. ch. 4.14.

6The black horses which are therein go forth into ⁱthe north country; and the white go forth ^jafter them; and the ^*grisled go forth toward the south country.

i Je. 1.13. v.8. j Da. 7.5-7; 11.3,4.

7And the ^kbay 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.

k Job 1.7. Re. 8.5-12; 12.3,15; 13.1; 17.3. Da. 7.7,19,24. ch. 1.10.

8Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have ^lquieted my spirit in the north country.

l Eze. 5.13; 16.42,63. ch. 1.15. Je. 50.17,25,29,34. Is. 1.24; 51.22,23; 48.14. 2Sa. 21.14.

9¶And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

10Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, ^mwhich are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;

m Ezr. 2; 8; 7.16. v.15.

11Then take ⁿsilver and gold, and make ^ocrowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;

n Ezr. 8.24,30. Hag. 2.8,9. o Le. 8.9. Ex. 28.36; 29.6. Re. 19.12. He. 2.8,9. Ca. 3.11. ch. 3.5.

12And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold ^pthe man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall ³grow up out of his place, and ^qhe shall build the temple of the LORD:

p v.13. Mal. 3.1. Is. 9.6. Jn. 1.14,15. 1Ti. 2.5. ch. 3.8. Is. 4.2; 11.1; 53.2. Je. 23.5; 33.15. q 1Co. 3.9. Ep. 2.20-22. 1Pe. 2.4,5. ch. 4.6,9. Mat. 16.18. He. 3.3.

13^rEven he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall ^sbear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a ^tpriest upon his throne: and the ^ucounsel of peace shall be between them both.

r Mat. 16.18. s He. 2.8-10. Phi. 2.7-11. Is. 9.6,7; 11.1-10; 22.24; 42.1-8; 45.22-25; 49.1-8. Ps. 110; 21; 22.22-30; 72; 45. Eze. 21.27; 34.23-29. Je. 23.5,6; 33.15,16. Da. 7.13,14. Re. 3.21; 5.11-13. Ep. 1.22. t Ps. 110.4. He. 3.1; 4.14-16; 7.24,25. u Ro. 5.1. Col. 1.2. Ps. 89.3,4; 40.6-8. Is. 52.10; 42.6. Ep. 2.13-16. Col. 1.20.

14And the crowns shall be to ^vHelem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for ^wa memorial in the temple of the LORD.

v v.10. w 1Sa. 2.30. Jos. 22.27,28. Mar. 14.9.

15And they that ^xare far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ^yye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, ^zif ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.

x Ep. 2.13,19. Is. 56.8; 57.19; 60.10. Ac. 2.39. y ch. 2.9,11; 4.9. z Ro. 16.26. ch. 3.7; 8.16,17. Is. 3.10. 1Co. 15.58.