Zechariah 6

Eighth Vision: Four Chariots

6Then I looked up again and saw four chariots coming from between two mountains. And the mountains were made of bronze. ²The first chariot had red horses, ^wthe second chariot black horses, ^x3the third chariot white horses, ^yand the fourth chariot dappled ^zhorses—all strong horses. ⁴So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”

⁵The angel told me, “These are the four spirits ^abof heaven going out after presenting themselves to the Lord of the whole earth. ⁶The one with the black horses is going to the land of the north, the white horses are going after them, but the dappled horses are going to the land of the south.” ⁷As the strong horses went out, they wanted to go patrol the earth, and the Lord said, “Go, patrol the earth.” So they patrolled the earth. ⁸Then He summoned me saying, “See, those going to the land of the north have pacified My Spirit in the northern land.”

Crowning of the Branch

⁹The word of the Lord came to me: ^c10“Take an offering from the exiles, from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon, and go that same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah. ¹¹Take silver and gold, make crowns and place them on the head of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. ¹²You are to tell him: This is what the Lord of Hosts says: Here is a man whose name is Branch; ^dHe will branch out from His place and build the Lord’s temple. ¹³Yes, He will build the Lord’s temple; He will be clothed in splendor ^eand will sit on His throne and rule. There will also be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two of them. ^f14The crown will reside in the Lord’s temple as a memorial to Heldai, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen ^gson of Zephaniah. ¹⁵People who are far off will come and build the Lord’s temple, and you will know that the Lord of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen when you fully obey the Lord your God.” ^h