Zechariah 6:9

A Crown Is Given to Jeshua

9 A message came to me from the Lord. His angel said,

Zechariah 6:9 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 6:9

And the word of the Lord came unto me,
saying.] Either "the word of prophecy from the Lord", as the Targum paraphrases it; the visions being ended, the prophetic part of the book begins; and many excellent prophecies concerning the Messiah, and his kingdom, are contained in this and the following chapters: or an order from the Lord, which is expressed in the next verses ( Zechariah 6:10-15 ) .

Zechariah 6:9 In-Context

7 The powerful horses went out. They were in a hurry to go all over the earth. The angel said, "Go all through the earth!" So they did.
8 Then the LORD called out to me, "Look! The horses going toward the north have given my Spirit rest in the north country."
9 A message came to me from the Lord. His angel said,
10 "Get some silver and gold from Heldai, Tobijah and Jedaiah. They have just come back from Babylonia. On that same day go to Josiah's house. He is the son of Zephaniah.
11 Use the silver and gold to make a crown. Set it on the head of the high priest Jeshua. He is the son of Jehozadak.
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