Chapter 1
1 A Call to Repentance
In the eighth 8066 month 2320 of the second 8147 year 8141 of Darius 1867, the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to Zechariah 2148 the prophet 5030, the son 1121 of Berechiah 1296, the son 1121 of Iddo 5714 saying 559,
2 "The LORD 3068 was very 7110 angry 7107 with your fathers 1.
3 "Therefore say 559 to them, 'Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, "Return 7725 to Me," declares 5002 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, "that I may return 7725 to you," says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635.
4 "Do not be like your fathers 1, to whom 834 the former 7223 prophets 5030 proclaimed 7121, saying 559, 'Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, "Return 7725 now 4994 from your evil 7451 ways 1870 and from your evil 7451 deeds 4611."' But they did not listen 8085 or give 7181 heed 7181 to Me," declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
5 "Your fathers 1, where 346 are they? And the prophets 5030, do they live 2421 forever 5769?
6 "But did not My words 1697 and My statutes 2706, which 834 I commanded 6680 My servants 5650 the prophets 5030, overtake 5381 your fathers 1? Then they repented 7725 and said 559, 'As the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 purposed 2161 to do 6213 to us in accordance with our ways 1870 and our deeds 4611, so 3651 He has dealt 6213 with us.'"'"
7 Patrol of the Earth
¶ On the twenty-fourth day 3117 of the eleventh month 2320, which 1931 is the month 2320 Shebat 7627, in the second 8147 year 8141 of Darius 1867, the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to Zechariah 2148 the prophet 5030, the son 1121 of Berechiah 1296, the son 1121 of Iddo 5714, as follows 559:
8 I saw 7200 at night 3915, and behold 2009, a man 376 was riding 7392 on a red 122 horse 5483, and he was standing 5975 among 996 the myrtle 1918 trees 1918 which 834 were in the ravine 4699, with red 122, sorrel 8320 and white 3836 horses 5483 behind 310 him.
9 Then I said 559, "My lord 113, what 4100 are these 428?" And the angel 4397 who was speaking 1696 with me said 559 to me, "I will show 7200 you what 4100 these 428 are."
10 And the man 376 who was standing 5975 among 996 the myrtle 1918 trees 1918 answered 6030 and said 559, "These 428 are those whom 834 the LORD 3068 has sent 7971 to patrol 1980 the earth 776."
11 So they answered 6030 the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 who was standing 5975 among 996 the myrtle 1918 trees 1918 and said 559, "We have patrolled 1980 the earth 776, and behold 2009, all 3605 the earth 776 is peaceful 3427 and quiet 8252."
12 ¶ Then the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 said 559, "O LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, how 4970 long will You have 7355 no 3808 compassion 7355 for Jerusalem 3389 and the cities 5892 of Judah 3063, with which 834 You have been 2194 indignant 2194 these 2088 seventy 7657 years 8141?"
13 The LORD 3068 answered 6030 the angel 4397 who was speaking 1696 with me with gracious 2896 words 1697, comforting 5150 words 1697.
14 So the angel 4397 who was speaking 1696 with me said 559 to me, "Proclaim 7121, saying 559, 'Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, "I am exceedingly 1419 jealous 7065 for Jerusalem 3389 and Zion 6726.
15 "But I am very angry 7107 with the nations 1471 who are at ease 7600; for while I was only a little 4592 angry 7107, they furthered 5826 the disaster 7463."
16 'Therefore 3651 thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "I will return 7725 to Jerusalem 3389 with compassion 7356; My house 1004 will be built 1129 in it," declares 5002 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, "and a measuring 6957 line 6957 will be stretched 5186 over 5921 Jerusalem 3389."'
17 "Again 5750, proclaim 7121, saying 559, 'Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, "My cities 5892 will again 5750 overflow 6327 with prosperity 2896, and the LORD 3068 will again 5750 comfort 5162 Zion 6726 and again 5750 choose 977 Jerusalem 3389."'"
18 ¶ Then I lifted 5375 up my eyes 5869 and looked 7200, and behold 2009, {there were} four 702 horns 7161.
19 So I said 559 to the angel 4397 who was speaking 1696 with me, "What 4100 are these 428?" And he answered 559 me, "These 428 are the horns 7161 which 834 have scattered 2219 Judah 3063, Israel 3478 and Jerusalem 3389."
20 Then the LORD 3068 showed 7200 me four 702 craftsmen 2796.
21 I said 559, "What 4100 are these 428 coming 935 to do 6213?" And he said 559, "These 428 are the horns 7161 which 834 have scattered 2219 Judah 3063 so 6310 that no 3808 man 376 lifts 5375 up his head 7218; but these 428 {craftsmen} have come 935 to terrify 2729 them, to throw 3034 down 3034 the horns 7161 of the nations 1471 who have lifted 5375 up {their} horns 7161 against 413 the land 776 of Judah 3063 in order to scatter 2219 it."
Chapter 2
1 God's Favor to Zion
Then I lifted 5375 up my eyes 5869 and looked 7200, and behold 2009, {there was} a man 376 with a measuring 4060 line 2256 in his hand 3027.
2 So I said 559, "Where 575 are you going 1980?" And he said 559 to me, "To measure 4058 Jerusalem 3389, to see 7200 how 4100 wide 7341 it is and how 4100 long 753 it is."
3 And behold 2009, the angel 4397 who was speaking 1696 with me was going 3318 out, and another 312 angel 4397 was coming 3318 out to meet 7122 him,
4 and said 559 to him, "Run 7323, speak 1696 to that young 5288 man 5288, saying 559, 'Jerusalem 3389 will be inhabited 3427 without 6519 walls 6519 because 4480 of the multitude 7230 of men 120 and cattle 929 within 8432 it.
5 'For I,' declares 5002 the LORD 3068, 'will be a wall 2346 of fire 784 around 5439 her, and I will be the glory 3519 in her midst 8432.'"
6 ¶ "Ho 1945 there 1945! Flee 5127 from the land 776 of the north 6828," declares 5002 the LORD 3068, "for I have dispersed 6566 you as the four 702 winds 7307 of the heavens 8064," declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
7 "Ho 1945, Zion 6726! Escape 4422, you who are living 3427 with the daughter 1323 of Babylon 894."
8 For thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, "After 310 glory 3519 He has sent 7971 me against 413 the nations 1471 which plunder 7997 you, for he who touches 5060 you, touches 5060 the apple 892 of His eye 5869.
9 "For behold 2009, I will wave 5130 My hand 3027 over 5921 them so that they will be plunder 7998 for their slaves 5647. Then you will know 3045 that the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 has sent 7971 Me.
10 "Sing 7442 for joy 7442 and be glad 8055, O daughter 1323 of Zion 6726; for behold 2009 I am coming 935 and I will dwell 7931 in your midst 8432," declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
11 "Many 7227 nations 1471 will join 3867 themselves to the LORD 3068 in that day 3117 and will become 1961 My people 5971. Then I will dwell 7931 in your midst 8432, and you will know 3045 that the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 has sent 7971 Me to you.
12 "The LORD 3068 will possess 5157 Judah 3063 as His portion 2506 in the holy 6944 land 127, and will again 5750 choose 977 Jerusalem 3389.
13 ¶ "Be silent 2013, all 3605 flesh 1320, before the LORD 3068; for He is aroused 5782 from His holy 6944 habitation 4583."
Chapter 3
1 Joshua, the High Priest
Then he showed 7200 me Joshua 3091 the high 1419 priest 3548 standing 5975 before 6440 the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068, and Satan 7854 standing 5975 at his right 3225 hand 3225 to accuse 7853 him.
2 The LORD 3068 said 559 to Satan 7854, "The LORD 3068 rebuke 1605 you, Satan 7854! Indeed, the LORD 3068 who has chosen 977 Jerusalem 3389 rebuke 1605 you! Is this 2088 not a brand 181 plucked 5337 from the fire 784?"
3 Now Joshua 3091 was clothed 3847 with filthy 6674 garments 899 and standing 5975 before 6440 the angel 4397.
4 He spoke 6030 and said 559 to those who were standing 5975 before 6440 him, saying 559, "Remove 5493 the filthy 6674 garments 899 from him." Again he said 559 to him, "See 7200, I have taken 5674 your iniquity 5771 away 5674 from you and will clothe 3847 you with festal 4254 robes 4254."
5 Then I said 559, "Let them put 7760 a clean 2889 turban 6797 on his head 7218." So they put 7760 a clean 2889 turban 6797 on his head 7218 and clothed 3847 him with garments 899, while the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 was standing 5975 by.
6 ¶ And the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 admonished 5749 Joshua 3091, saying 559,
7 "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, 'If 518 you will walk 1980 in My ways 1870 and if 518 you will perform 8104 My service 4931, then you will also 1571 govern 1777 My house 1004 and also 1571 have 8104 charge 8104 of My courts 2691, and I will grant 5414 you free 4109 access 1980 among 996 these 428 who are standing 5975 {here.}
8 The Branch
'Now 4994 listen 8085, Joshua 3091 the high 1419 priest 3548, you and your friends 7453 who are sitting 3427 in front 6440 of you--indeed 3588 they are men 376 who are a symbol 4159, for behold 2009, I am going to bring 935 in My servant 5650 the Branch 6780.
9 'For behold 2009, the stone 68 that I have set 5414 before 6440 Joshua 3091; on one 259 stone 68 are seven 7651 eyes 5869. Behold 2009, I will engrave 6605 an inscription 6603 on it,' declares 5002 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, 'and I will remove 4185 the iniquity 5771 of that land 776 in one 259 day 3117.
10 'In that day 3117,' declares 5002 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, 'every 376 one 376 of you will invite 7121 his neighbor 7453 to {sit} under 8478 {his} vine 1612 and under 8478 {his} fig 8384 tree 8384.'"
Chapter 4
1 The Golden Lampstand and Olive Trees
Then the angel 4397 who was speaking 1696 with me returned 7725 and roused 5782 me, as a man 376 who 834 is awakened 5782 from his sleep 8142.
2 He said 559 to me, "What 4100 do you see 7200?" And I said 559, "I see 7200, and behold 2009, a lampstand 4501 all 3605 of gold 2091 with its bowl 1543 on the top 7218 of it, and its seven 7651 lamps 5216 on it with seven 7651 spouts 4166 belonging to each of the lamps 5216 which 834 are on the top 7218 of it;
3 also two 8147 olive 2132 trees 2132 by it, one 259 on the right 3225 side 3225 of the bowl 1543 and the other 259 on its left 8040 side 8040."
4 Then I said 559 to the angel 4397 who was speaking 1696 with me saying 559, "What 4100 are these 428, my lord 113?"
5 So the angel 4397 who was speaking 1696 with me answered 6030 and said 559 to me, "Do you not know 3045 what 4100 these 428 are?" And I said 559, "No 3808, my lord 113."
6 Then he said 559 to me, "This 2088 is the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 to Zerubbabel 2216 saying 559, 'Not by might 2428 nor 3808 by power 3581, but by My Spirit 7307,' says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635.
7 'What 4310 are you, O great 1419 mountain 2022? Before 6440 Zerubbabel 2216 {you will become} a plain 4334; and he will bring 3318 forth 3318 the top 7222 stone 68 with shouts 8663 of "Grace 2580, grace 2580 to it!"'"
8 ¶ Also the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to me, saying 559,
9 "The hands 3027 of Zerubbabel 2216 have laid 3245 the foundation 3245 of this 2088 house 1004, and his hands 3027 will finish 1214 {it.} Then you will know 3045 that the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 has sent 7971 me to you.
10 "For who 4310 has despised 936 the day 3117 of small 6996 things 6996? But these 428 seven 7651 will be glad 8055 when they see 7200 the plumb line in the hand 3027 of Zerubbabel 2216--{these are} the eyes 5869 of the LORD 3068 which 1992 range 7751 to and fro 7751 throughout 3605 the earth 776."
11 ¶ Then I said 559 to him, "What 4100 are these 428 two 8147 olive 2132 trees 2132 on the right 3225 of the lampstand 4501 and on its left 8040?"
12 And I answered 6030 the second 8145 time 8145 and said 559 to him, "What 4100 are the two 8147 olive 2132 branches 7641 which 834 are beside 3027 the two 8147 golden 2091 pipes 6804, which empty 7385 the golden 2091 {oil} from themselves?"
13 So he answered 559 me, saying 559, "Do you not know 3045 what 4100 these 428 are?" And I said 559, "No 3808, my lord 113."
14 Then he said 559, "These 428 are the two 8147 anointed ones 1121 who are standing 5975 by the Lord 136 of the whole 3605 earth 776."
Chapter 5
1 The Flying Scroll
Then I lifted 5375 up my eyes 5869 again 7725 and looked 7200, and behold 2009, {there was} a flying 5774 scroll 4039.
2 And he said 559 to me, "What 4100 do you see 7200?" And I answered 559, "I see 7200 a flying 5774 scroll 4039; its length 753 is twenty 6242 cubits 520 and its width 7341 ten 6235 cubits 520."
3 Then he said 559 to me, "This 2088 is the curse 423 that is going 3318 forth 3318 over 5921 the face 6440 of the whole 3605 land 776; surely 3588 everyone 3605 who steals 1589 will be purged 5352 away according to the writing on one 2088 side 2088, and everyone 3605 who swears 7650 will be purged 5352 away according to the writing on the other side 2088.
4 "I will make it go 3318 forth 3318," declares 5002 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, "and it will enter 935 the house 1004 of the thief 1590 and the house 1004 of the one who swears 7650 falsely 8267 by My name 8034; and it will spend 3885 the night 3885 within 8432 that house 1004 and consume 3615 it with its timber 6086 and stones 68."
5 ¶ Then the angel 4397 who was speaking 1696 with me went 3318 out and said 559 to me, "Lift 5375 up now 4994 your eyes 5869 and see 7200 what 4100 this 2088 is going 3318 forth 3318."
6 I said 559, "What 4100 is it?" And he said 559, "This 2088 is the ephah 374 going 3318 forth 3318." Again he said 559, "This 2088 is their appearance 5869 in all 3605 the land 776
7 (and behold 2009, a lead 5777 cover 3603 was lifted 5375 up); and this 2088 is a woman 802 sitting 3427 inside 8432 the ephah 374."
8 Then he said 559, "This 2088 is Wickedness 7564!" And he threw 7993 her down 7993 into the middle 8432 of the ephah 374 and cast 7993 the lead 5777 weight 68 on its opening 6310.
9 Then I lifted 5375 up my eyes 5869 and looked 7200, and there two 8147 women 802 were coming 3318 out with the wind 7307 in their wings 3671; and they had wings 3671 like the wings 3671 of a stork 2624, and they lifted 5375 up the ephah 374 between 996 the earth 776 and the heavens 8064.
10 I said 559 to the angel 4397 who was speaking 1696 with me, "Where 575 are they taking 1980 the ephah 374?"
11 Then he said 559 to me, "To build 1129 a temple 1004 for her in the land 776 of Shinar 8152; and when it is prepared 3559, she will be set 5117 there 8033 on her own pedestal 4350."
Chapter 6
1 The Four Chariots
Now I lifted 5375 up my eyes 5869 again 7725 and looked 7200, and behold 2009, four 702 chariots 4818 were coming 3318 forth 3318 from between 996 the two 8147 mountains 2022; and the mountains 2022 {were} bronze 5178 mountains 2022.
2 With the first 7223 chariot 4818 {were} red 122 horses 5483, with the second 8145 chariot 4818 black 7838 horses 5483,
3 with the third 7992 chariot 4818 white 3836 horses 5483, and with the fourth 7243 chariot 4818 strong 554 dappled 1261 horses 5483.
4 Then I spoke 6030 and said 559 to the angel 4397 who was speaking 1696 with me, "What 4100 are these 428, my lord 113?"
5 The angel 4397 replied 6030 to me, "These 428 are the four 702 spirits 7307 of heaven 8064, going 3318 forth 3318 after 4480 standing 3320 before 5921 the Lord 136 of all 3605 the earth 776,
6 with one of which 834 the black 7838 horses 5483 are going 3318 forth 3318 to the north 6828 country 776; and the white 3836 ones 3836 go 3318 forth 3318 after them, while the dappled 1261 ones 1261 go 3318 forth 3318 to the south 8486 country 776.
7 "When the strong 554 ones 554 went 3318 out, they were eager 1245 to go 1980 to patrol 1980 the earth 776." And He said 559, "Go 1980, patrol 1980 the earth 776." So they patrolled 1980 the earth 776.
8 Then He cried 2199 out to me and spoke 1696 to me saying 559, "See 7200, those who are going 3318 to the land 776 of the north 6828 have appeased 5117 My wrath 7307 in the land 776 of the north 6828."
9 ¶ The word 1697 of the LORD 3068 also came 1961 to me, saying 559,
10 "Take 3947 {an offering} from the exiles 1473, from Heldai 2469, Tobijah 2900 and Jedaiah 3048; and you go 935 the same 1931 day 3117 and enter 935 the house 1004 of Josiah 2977 the son 1121 of Zephaniah 6846, where 834 they have arrived 935 from Babylon 894.
11 The Symbolic Crowns
"Take 3947 silver 3701 and gold 2091, make 6213 an {ornate} crown 5850 and set 7760 {it} on the head 7218 of Joshua 3091 the son 1121 of Jehozadak 3087, the high 1419 priest 3548.
12 "Then say 559 to him, 'Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, "Behold 2009, a man 376 whose name 8034 is Branch 6780, for He will branch 6779 out from where 8478 He is; and He will build 1129 the temple 1964 of the LORD 3068.
13 "Yes, it is He who will build 1129 the temple 1964 of the LORD 3068, and He who will bear 5375 the honor 1935 and sit 3427 and rule 4910 on His throne 3678. Thus, He will be a priest 3548 on His throne 3678, and the counsel 6098 of peace 7965 will be between 996 the two 8147 offices."'
14 "Now the crown 5850 will become 1961 a reminder 2146 in the temple 1964 of the LORD 3068 to Helem 2494, Tobijah 2900, Jedaiah 3048 and Hen 2581 the son 1121 of Zephaniah 6846.
15 "Those who 7350 are far 7350 off will come 935 and build 1129 the temple 1964 of the LORD 3068." Then you will know 3045 that the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 has sent 7971 me to you. And it will take 1961 place 1961 if 518 you completely 8085 obey the LORD 3068 your God 430.
Chapter 7
1 Hearts like Flint
In the fourth 702 year 8141 of King 4428 Darius 1867, the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to Zechariah 2148 on the fourth 702 {day} of the ninth 8671 month 2320, {which is} Chislev 3691.
2 Now {the town of} Bethel 1008 had sent 7971 Sharezer 8272 and Regemmelech 7278 and their men 376 to seek 2470 the favor 2470 of the LORD 3068,
3 speaking 559 to the priests 3548 who 834 belong to the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, and to the prophets 5030, saying 559, "Shall I weep 1058 in the fifth 2549 month 2320 and abstain 5144, as I have done 6213 these 2088 many 4100 years 8141?"
4 Then the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 came 1961 to me, saying 559,
5 "Say 559 to all 3605 the people 5971 of the land 776 and to the priests 3548, 'When 3588 you fasted 6684 and mourned 5594 in the fifth 2549 and seventh 7637 months these 2088 seventy 7657 years 8141, was it actually 6684 for Me that you fasted 6684?
6 'When 3588 you eat 398 and drink 8354, do you not eat 398 for yourselves and do you not drink 8354 for yourselves?
7 'Are not {these} the words 1697 which 834 the LORD 3068 proclaimed 7121 by the former 7223 prophets 5030, when Jerusalem 3389 was inhabited 3427 and prosperous 7961 along with its cities 5892 around 5439 it, and the Negev 5045 and the foothills 8219 were inhabited 3427?'"
8 ¶ Then the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to Zechariah 2148 saying 559,
9 "Thus 3541 has the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 said 559, 'Dispense 8199 true 571 justice 4941 and practice 6213 kindness 2617 and compassion 7356 each 376 to his brother 251;
10 and do not oppress 6231 the widow 490 or the orphan 3490, the stranger 1616 or the poor 6041; and do not devise 2803 evil 7463 in your hearts 3824 against one 376 another 312.'
11 "But they refused 3985 to pay 7181 attention 7181 and turned 5414 a stubborn 5637 shoulder 3802 and stopped 3513 their ears 241 from hearing 8085.
12 "They made 7760 their hearts 3820 {like} flint 8068 so 4480 that they could not hear 8085 the law 8451 and the words 1697 which 834 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 had sent 7971 by His Spirit 7307 through 3027 the former 7223 prophets 5030; therefore great 1419 wrath 7110 came 1961 from the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635.
13 "And just 3512 as He called 7121 and they would not listen 8085, so 3651 they called 7121 and I would not listen 8085," says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635;
14 "but I scattered 5590 them with a