Zechariah 1:7-17
American Standard Version
7 Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah unto Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying, 8 I saw in the night, and, behold, a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle-trees that were in the [a]bottom; and behind him there were horses, red, sorrel, and white. 9 Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will show thee what these are. 10 And the man that stood among the myrtle-trees answered and said, These are they whom Jehovah hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth. 11 And they answered the angel of Jehovah 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 Jehovah answered and said, O Jehovah of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years? 13 And Jehovah answered the angel that talked with me with good words, even comfortable words. 14 So the angel that talked with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy. 15 And I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, and they [b]helped forward the affliction. 16 Therefore thus saith Jehovah: I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies; my house shall be built in it, saith Jehovah of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem. 17 Cry yet again, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: My cities [c]shall yet overflow with prosperity; and Jehovah shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.
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- Zechariah 1:8 Or, shady place
- Zechariah 1:15 Or, helped for evil
- Zechariah 1:17 Or, through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad
Zechariah 1:7-17
Lexham English Bible
Zechariah’s First Vision
7 On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah the prophet, son of Berekiah, son of Iddo, saying, 8 I had a vision in the night,[a] and look, a man riding on a red horse. And he was standing between the myrtle shrubs that were in the ravine, and behind him were red, reddish-brown, and white horses. 9 And I asked, “What are these, my lord?” And the angel who was talking with me said, “I will show you what these are.” 10 And the man standing between the myrtle shrubs answered and said, “These are those whom Yahweh has sent to patrol[b] the earth.” 11 And they answered the angel of Yahweh who was standing between the myrtle shrubs, and they said, “We have patrolled[c] the earth, and look, all the earth is dwelling in peace.”[d] 12 The angel of Yahweh answered and said, “O Yahweh of hosts, how long[e] will you have no compassion on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which you showed fury these seventy years?”[f] 13 With gracious[g] and comforting words Yahweh answered the angel who was talking with me. 14 And the angel who was talking with me said to me, “Proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “I am very jealous[h] for Jerusalem and for Zion! 15 And I am extremely angry[i] with the nations that are at ease, for while I was a little angry, they furthered disaster.”[j] 16 Therefore, thus says Yahweh: “I have returned to Jerusalem with compassion. My temple[k] will be built in it,” declares[l] Yahweh of hosts, “and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.”’ 17 Proclaim again, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “My cities shall again overflow from prosperity, and Yahweh will comfort Zion again, and he will choose Jerusalem again.”’”
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- Zechariah 1:8 Literally “I saw the night,” which means “I had a vision”
- Zechariah 1:10 Or “to go about,” or “to walk through”
- Zechariah 1:11 Or “have gone about,” or “have walked through”
- Zechariah 1:11 Literally “is dwelling and is at rest”
- Zechariah 1:12 Literally “until when”
- Zechariah 1:12 Hebrew “year”
- Zechariah 1:13 Or “kind”; literally “good”
- Zechariah 1:14 Literally “I am jealous with a great jealousy”
- Zechariah 1:15 Literally “With a great anger I am angry”
- Zechariah 1:15 Literally “helped disaster”
- Zechariah 1:16 Or “house”
- Zechariah 1:16 Literally “a declaration of”
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