Zacharie 6:3-13

3 Au troisième char, des chevaux blancs; au quatrième char, des chevaux mouchetés et vigoureux.

4 Alors je pris la parole, et dis à l'ange qui me parlait: Qu'est-ce que cela, mon seigneur?

5 L'ange répondit et me dit: Ce sont les quatre vents des cieux, qui sortent du lieu où ils se tenaient devant le Seigneur de toute la terre.

6 Les chevaux noirs qui sont à l'un des chars, s'en vont vers le pays du nord, et les blancs vont après eux, et les mouchetés vont vers le pays du midi.

7 Et les vigoureux sortirent, et demandèrent d'aller parcourir la terre. Et il leur dit: Allez, parcourez la terre. Et ils parcoururent la terre.

8 Puis il m'appela, et me dit: Vois, ceux qui sortent vers le pays du nord, font reposer mon Esprit sur le pays du nord.

9 Et la parole de l'Éternel me fut adressée en ces mots:

10 Reçois des dons de la part des captifs, de Heldaï, de Tobija et de Jédaeja; va toi-même, aujourd'hui, dans la maison de Josias, fils de Sophonie, où ils sont arrivés de Babylone;

11 Reçois de l'argent et de l'or, et fais-en des couronnes, et mets-les sur la tête de Joshua, fils de Jotsadak, grand sacrificateur.

12 Et parle-lui en ces mots: Ainsi a dit l'Éternel des armées: Voici un homme dont le nom est Germe, qui germera de son lieu et bâtira le temple de l'Éternel.

13 Celui-là rebâtira le temple de l'Éternel; celui-là obtiendra la majesté; il siégera, il régnera sur son trône; il sera sacrificateur sur son trône, et il se fera entre les deux un dessein de paix.

Zacharie 6:3-13 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ZECHARIAH 6

This chapter contains a vision of four chariots, and the explanation of it; and an order to make crowns of gold and silver for certain uses mentioned; and a famous prophecy concerning the Messiah as the builder of the temple, the church. The chariots are described by their number, four; by the place, the mountains, from whence they came out; and by the different colour of the horses in each of them, Zec 6:1-3 upon the prophets inquiry what these were, an explanation is given of them; and they are said to be the four spirits of the heavens; and are described by their situation, standing before the Lord of the whole earth; by their mission from him; by each of the places to which they were sent; and by their success, or by the good effects produced, at least by some of them, Zec 6:4-8 then follows the order to make the crowns; and it is declared what they should be made of, gold and silver; from whom they were to be had, and who were to be concerned herein; and what was to be done with them; they were to be put upon the head of Joshua the high priest, Zec 6:9-11 who, being an eminent type of Christ, a prophecy concerning him is ordered to be delivered to him; who is described by his name, the man, the Branch; by the place he should grow up from; by the work he should do, building the temple of the Lord; by the glory he should have on account of it; and by the offices of King, Priest, and Prophet, he should execute, Zec 6:12,13 and after this was done, then the crowns were to be laid up in the temple of the Lord for a memorial, by the four men above mentioned, Zec 6:14 and though the Messiah is the chief builder of the temple, the church, yet it is suggested that others, and even Gentiles, should come and build in it; and which when done, it would be evident that the prophet had his mission to the Jews of the Lord; and the chapter is closed with a promise of the accomplishment of all this, should they diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord, Zec 6:15.