†Zechariah

1 *aIn the eighth month, abin the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, cthe son of Berechiah, cthe son of dIddo the prophet, saying,

2  The Lord hath been †sore displeased with your fathers.

3  Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts;

efTurn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts,

And egI will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts.

4  hBe ye not as your fathers, iunto whom the former prophets have cried, saying,

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; fkTurn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings:

But lthey did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the Lord.

5  moYour fathers, nwhere are they?

And othe prophets, do they live for ever?

6  pBut my words and my statutes, which I commanded qmy servants the prophets,

Did they not ||take hold of your fathers?

And they returned and said, rLike as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us,

According to our sways, and according to our sdoings, so hath he dealt with us.

7 *Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month tSebat, bin the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, cthe son of Berechiah, the son of dIddo the prophet, saying, 8 I saw by night, and behold ua man vriding upon a red horse, and he stood among wthe myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there xred horses, ||speckled, and white. 9 Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And uthe angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be. 10 And uthe man that stood among wthe myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom ythe Lord hath sent zto walk to and fro through the earth. 11 And they answered uthe angel of the Lord that stood among wthe myrtle trees, and said, zWe have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and zzis at rest. 12 Then uthe angel of the Lord answered and said, aO Lord of hosts, bhow long awilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, cagainst which thou hast had indignation dthese threescore and ten years? 13 And the Lord answered the angel that talked with me with egood words and fcomfortable words. 14 So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying,

Thus saith the Lord of hosts;

I gam jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.

15  And hI am very sore displeased with the heathen that are iat ease:

For I was but ja little displeased, and kthey helped forward the affliction.

16  Therefore thus saith the Lord; lI am returned to Jerusalem mwith mercies:

nMy house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts,

And oa line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.

17  Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts;

My pcities through †prosperity shall yet qbe spread abroad;

And rthe Lord shall yet fcomfort Zion,

And sshall yet choose Jerusalem.

18 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold tfour horns. 19 And I said unto uthe angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, vThese are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem. 20 And the Lord shewed me four wcarpenters. 21 Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, vThese are the horns which have scattered Judah, xso that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to yfray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which zlifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.

2 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold aa man abwith a measuring cline in his hand. 2 Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, bTo measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. 3 And, behold, dthe angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, 4 And said unto him, Run, speak to ethis young man, saying,

eeJerusalem shall be inhabited as ftowns gwithout walls

hFor the multitude of men and cattle therein:

5  For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her gia wall of fire kround about,

And will be lthe glory min the midst of her.

6  Ho, ho, come forth, and nflee ofrom the land of the north, saith the Lord:

For I have pqspread you abroad qas rthe four winds of the heaven, saith the Lord.

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

8  For thus saith the Lord of hosts;

After lthe glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you:

For the that toucheth you utoucheth vthe apple of his eye.

9  For, behold, I will wshake mine hand upon them,

And xthey shall be a spoil to their servants:

And yye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me.

10  zSing and rejoice, aO daughter of Zion:

For, blo, I come, and cI will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.

11  And dmany nations eshall be joined to the Lord fin that day,

And shall be my people:

And cI will dwell in the midst of thee,

And ythou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee.

12  And the Lord shall fginherit Judah ghis portion in the holy land,

And hshall choose Jerusalem again.

13  iBe silent, O all flesh, before the Lord:

For he is raised up kout of †his holy habitation.