Zechariah 4–6

4And ^athe angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, ^bas a man that is wakened out of his sleep, ²And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold ^ca candlestick all of gold, ^†with ^da bowl upon the top of it, and ^ehis seven lamps thereon, and ^||seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof: ³And ^ftwo olive trees by it, one upon the right side of ^dthe bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof. ⁴So I answered and spake to ^athe angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord? ⁵Then ^athe angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, ^gKnowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. ⁶Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto ^hZerubbabel, saying,

ⁱNot by ^||might, nor by power, but ^jby my spirit,

Saith the Lord of hosts.

⁷Who art thou, ^kO great mountain? before ^hZerubbabel thou shalt ^lbecome a plain:

And he shall bring forth ^mthe headstone thereof ⁿwith shoutings, ⁿcrying, Grace, grace unto it.

⁸Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

⁹The hands of ^hZerubbabel ^ohave laid the foundation of this house;

^pHis hands shall also finish it;

And ^qthou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.

¹⁰For who hath despised the day of ^rsmall things?

^||For they shall rejoice, and shall see ^sthe ^†plummet in the hand of ^hZerubbabel with those seven;

They are ^uthe eyes of the Lord, ^vwhich run to and fro through the whole earth.

¹¹Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these ^ftwo olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof? ¹²And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which ^†through the two golden pipes ^||empty ^†the golden oil out of themselves? ¹³And he answered me and said, ^gKnowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. ¹⁴Then said he, These are the two ^†anointed ones, ^wthat stand by ^xthe Lord of the whole earth.

5Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying ^aroll. ²And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits. ³Then said he unto me,

This is ^bthe curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth:

For ^||cevery one that stealeth ^dshall be cut off as ^eon this side according to it;

And ^gevery one that sweareth ^dshall be cut off as ^eon that side according to it.

⁴I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts,

And it shall enter into the house of the thief,

And into the house of ^ghhim that sweareth ^hfalsely by my name:

And ⁱit shall remain in the midst of his house,

And ^jshall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.

⁵Then ^kthe angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth. ⁶And I said, What is it? And he said, This is ^lan ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their ^mresemblance through all the earth. ⁷And, behold, there was lifted up a ^||ntalent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah. ⁸And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast ^othe weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. ⁹Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and ^pthe wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of ^qa stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven. ¹⁰Then said I to ^kthe angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah? ¹¹And he said unto me, To build it an house in ^rthe land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.

6And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains ^aof brass. ²In the first chariot were ^bcred horses; and in the second chariot ^dblack horses; ³And in the third chariot ^bewhite horses; and in the fourth chariot ^fgrisled and ^||gbay horses. ⁴Then I ^hanswered and said unto ⁱthe angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord? ⁵And the angel answered and said unto me, ^kThese are the four ^||spirits of the heavens, which go forth from ^lstanding before ^mthe Lord of all the earth. ^6dThe black horses which are therein go forth into ⁿthe north country; and ^ethe white go forth after them; and ^fthe grisled go forth toward ^othe south country. ⁷And ^gthe bay went forth, and sought to go that they might ^pwalk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, ^pwalk to and fro through the earth. So they ^pwalked to and fro through the earth. ⁸Then ^qcried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward ⁿthe north country have quieted my ^rspirit in ⁿthe north country.

⁹And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, ¹⁰Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of ^sZephaniah; ¹¹Then take silver and gold, and make ^tcrowns, and set them upon the head of ^uJoshua the son of Josedech, the high priest; ¹²And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying,

Behold ^vthe man whose name is ^wThe BRANCH;

And he shall ^||grow up ^xout of his place,

And ^yhe shall build the temple of the Lord:

^13yEven he shall build the temple of the Lord;

And ^zhe shall bear ^athe glory,

And ^zshall sit and rule upon his throne;

And ^bhe shall be a priest upon his throne:

And the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

¹⁴And ^cthe crowns shall be to ^dHelem, and to ^dTobijah, and to ^dJedaiah, and to Hen the son of ^dZephaniah, ^efor a memorial in the temple of the Lord. ¹⁵And ^fthey that are far off ^gshall come and build in the temple of the Lord, and ^hye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.