Zechariah 6:3-13

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.

Footnotes 5

  • [a]. Compare Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
  • [b]. Or [spirits]
  • [c]. Cn: Heb [go after them]
  • [d]. Cn Compare verse 11: Heb lacks [silver and gold]
  • [e]. Gk Mss Syr Tg: Heb [crowns]
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