The Future Prosperity of the Branch

⁹ Then this message from the Lord came to me: ¹⁰ “Go take up an offering^[a] from those who came out of^[b] the Babylonian^[c] exile, that is, from Heldai, from Tobijah, and from Jedaiah. Go along with them today into the house of Zephaniah’s son Josiah, who returned from Babylon. ¹¹ Take silver and gold and fashion crowns to set upon the head of Joshua son of Johozadak, the High Priest. ¹² Then tell him, ‘This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says: “Here is the man whose name is The Branch.^[d] He will branch out from where he is and will rebuild the Temple of the Lord. ¹³ Yes, he will indeed rebuild the Temple of the Lord, and he will exalt its majesty by sitting and ruling on his throne. He will serve as priest on his throne, and no contention^[e] will exist between them. ¹⁴ The crowns will go to Helem, to Tobijah, to Jedaiah, and to Zephaniah’s son Hen, as a memorial in the Temple of the Lord. ¹⁵ Those who are now far away will come and do reconstruction work in the Temple of the Lord. Then you will know that the Lord of the Heavenly Armies has sent me to you. This will come about if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.”’”