12 Then speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying:

“Behold, (A)the Man whose name is the (B)BRANCH!
From His place He shall [a]branch out,
(C)And He shall build the temple of the Lord;
13 Yes, He shall build the temple of the Lord.
He (D)shall bear the glory,
And shall sit and rule on His throne;
So (E)He shall be a priest on His throne,
And the counsel of peace shall be between [b]them both.” ’

14 “Now the [c]elaborate crown shall be (F)for a memorial in the temple of the Lord [d]for Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen the son of Zephaniah.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 6:12 Lit. sprout up
  2. Zechariah 6:13 Both offices
  3. Zechariah 6:14 Lit. crowns
  4. Zechariah 6:14 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; Syr. for Heldai (cf. v. 10); LXX for the patient ones

12 Tell him this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Here is the man whose name is the Branch,(A) and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the Lord.(B) 13 It is he who will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he[a] will be a priest(C) on his throne. And there will be harmony between the two.’ 14 The crown will be given to Heldai,[b] Tobijah, Jedaiah and Hen[c] son of Zephaniah as a memorial(D) in the temple of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 6:13 Or there
  2. Zechariah 6:14 Syriac; Hebrew Helem
  3. Zechariah 6:14 Or and the gracious one, the