Zechariah 6:9

The Branch is Crowned

9 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

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 When the strong [horses] went out, they were anxious to go to patrol the earth. And he said, "Go, patrol the earth." And they patrolled the earth.

8 And he cried out to me and said to me, "See those going out to [the] north country have set my spirit at rest in the north country."

9 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

10 "Collect from the exiles--from Heldai, Tobijah, and from Jedaiah, [all of] whom came from Babylon--and go on that day, go [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 Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest.