Zechariah 6:9

9 The Lord spoke his word 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 powerful horses went out, they were eager to go through all the earth. So he said, "Go through all the earth," and they did.

8 Then he called to me, "Look, the horses that went north have caused my spirit to rest in the land of the north."

9 The Lord spoke his word to me, saying,

10 "Take silver and gold from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who were captives in Babylon. Go that same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah, who came from Babylon.

11 Make the silver and gold into a crown, and put it on the head of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest.