Zion's prosperity

a a man

predicted.

a Jos.5.13. Re.6.4.

8 I saw by night, and, behold, riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle-trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red b c.6.2. horses, speckled, and white.

1

b

9 Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be. 10 And the man that stood among the myrtle-trees answered and said, " These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.

d

1 or, bay.

c Is.26.1,2. Eze.36.10, 11.

d Ps.103.20, 21.

He.1.14. e Is.4.5. c.9.8.

Is.60.19.

11 And they answered the angel of the Ps.3.3. LORD that stood among the myrtle-trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.

12 Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these three-score and ten years?

13 And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good" words, and comfortable words.

14 So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I am jealous P for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jeal

ousy.

15 And I am very sore displeased with 2 Co.6.16. the heathen that are at ease: for I wass Is.47.6. Ob.15,17. but a little displeased, and they helped for¿ De.32.9. ward the affliction.

3 And; behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

4 And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited c as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein.

5 For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

6 Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I h have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the Lord.

i

7 Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

9 For, behold, I will shake" mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.

10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.

11 And many nations 9 shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.

12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

2 the habitation of his holiness,

3 good. z Is.51.3. 20 Hag.1.1. That is, an adversary. y Job 1.6. Ps.109.6.

z Is.14.1.

18 Then lift I up mine eyes, and saw, be his adand, behold, four horns.

19 And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem. 20 And the LORD shewed me four carpenters.

21 Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lift up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.

CHAP. III.

21.15,16.

697

7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, If thou

wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts; and I will give thee 5 places to walk among these that stand by.

1

3

B. C. 519.

or, ordinance.

of.

hand

empty out of

themselves

oil into the gold.

8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou and thy fellows that sit before thee: the gold. for they are men wondered at; for, be-walks. hold, I will bring forth my servant, The BRANCH.

9 For, behold, the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

10 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig-tree.

CHAP. IV.

AND the angel that talked with me

came again, and waked me, as a man

that is wakened out of his sleep;

a Re.11.4.

of wonder,

or, sign,
Is.8.18.

sons of oil.

b c.6.5.
c Is.11.1.

d

Eze.2.9.

e Re.5.6.

8 or, of this people that stealeth hold

eth himself guiltless as it doth.

9 her.

2 And said unto me, What seest thou? Mal.3.5. And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upong Le.19.12. the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and 10 seven pipes to the seven lamps which were upon the top thereof;

3 And two olive-trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof;

4 So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might,12 by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.

Le.14.45. 10 or, seven

several pipes to the lamps.

4

Vision of the Flying Roll.

him, What be these two olive-branches, which,2 through the two golden pipes, empty 3 the golden oil out of themselves? 13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

14 Then said he, These are the two anointed 7 ones, that stand by the LORD of the whole earth.

CHAP. V.

HENI turned, and lifted up mine eyes,

Tand looked, and behold a flying roll.

2 And 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.

3 Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one 8 that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.

4 I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.

5 Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth. 6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth.

a talent was lift up of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.

8 And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.

9 Then lift I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; (for they had wings like the wings of a stork;) and they lift up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.

10 Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah? 11 And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: " and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.

CHAP. VI.

AND 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 of brass.

2 In the first chariot were red" horses, and in the second chariot black horses; 3 And in the third chariot white horses, and in the fourth chariot grisled and 15 bay horses

The coronation of Joshua.

spirits of the

from standing

5 And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four heavens, which go forth before the LORD of all the earth. 6 The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country: and the white go forth after them: and the grisled go forth toward the south country.

7 And the bay went forth, and sought to go, that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get ye hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth. 8 Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

winds.

2

4

e

toward

9 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

10 Take 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 Zephaniah;

9

or, be not or, Are not by the hand

ye they that.

3

these.

Judgments and mercies.

5 Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, " did ye at all fast unto me, b even to me?

6 And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, 2 did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?

73 Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?

8 And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,

9 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, 5 Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassion every man to his brother:

10 And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor, and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.

12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant-stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his Spirit 8 by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.

13 Therefore it is come to pass, that, as he cried, and they would not hear; So they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:

14 But I scattered " them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they Re.5.11-13. knew not: thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned; for they laid the 10 pleasant land desolate.

CHAP. VII.

AND it came to pass in the fourth year

of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourthi day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu; 2 When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melec, and their men, to 12 pray before the LORD,

3 And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep

Ro.16.26.

3 Thus saith the LORD, I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Is.1.21,26. Jerusalem; and Jerusalem shall be " called, A city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts, The holy mountain. 4 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for 11 very age. 5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

6 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, If it be

9 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days Hag.2.4,&c. these words by the mouth of the prophets, ƒ Am.1.3-8. which were in the day that the foundation g Ezr.5.1,2. of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.

10 For before these days 2 there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in, because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neigh

bour.

3

2 or, the hire of man be

Evangelical prospects.

Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. 23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold, out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you; for we have heard that God is with you.

CHAP. IX.

ing.

h Eze.25-23.

36.

j Is.11.13.

Ps.72.3.

11 But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts. 12 For the seed shall be prosperous; the 3 of peace, vine shall give her fruit, and the ground & Ps.67.6,7. shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their due; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all' these 1 Co.3.21. things.

13 And it shall come to pass, that as ye m Je.42.18. were a curse among the heathen, O house 4 bloods. of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.

14 For thus saith the LORD of hosts," As n Je.31.28. I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not:

15 So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah: fear ye not. P

Ps.34.7.

p Lu.12.32.

7 Ep.4.25.

16 These are the things that ye shall do, Speak ye every man the truth to his neigh-Jno.12.14, bour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:

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17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and loves no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.

18 And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,

19 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, The fast

น

15.

5 Judge truth, and the

peace.

judgment of Is.45.21.

t Pr.3.29. 6 or, saring himself.

Je.52.6.12. Je.52.4. 7 or, whose covenant is

v Je.41.1,2.

of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy by blood,

W

* and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.

Ex.24.8.
He.13.20.

x Es.8.17.
3 or, solemn,
or, set times.
y Is.61.1.

20 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come peo- Is.40.2. ple, and the inhabitants of many cities: 21 And the inhabitants of one city shall to another, saying, Let" us go speedily pray before the LORD, and to seek face of, the LORD of hosts; I will go also.

to 10

b

22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in

a P3.122. 9 going, or, continually, Hos.6.3. 10 intreat the

c.7.2.

b Is.60.3, &c.

700

4 Behold, the LORD will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

5 Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful; and Ekron, for her expectation, shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod; and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. 7 And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God; and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

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8 And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth; and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee; he 'is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle-bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen; and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.

11 As for thee also,7 by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

12 Turn ye to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to-day do I declare, that I will render double unto thee;

13 When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised_up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece,. and made thee as the sword of a mighty

man.

14 And the LORD shall be seen over