Zechariah 6:9-15
English Standard Version
The Crown and the Temple
9 And the word of the Lord came to me: 10 “Take from the exiles (A)Heldai, Tobijah, and (B)Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon, and go the same day to the house of Josiah, the son of (C)Zephaniah. 11 Take from them silver and gold, and make a crown, (D)and set it on the head of (E)Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. 12 And say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold, the man whose name is (F)the Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and (G)he shall build the temple of the Lord. 13 (H)It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord (I)and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there[a] shall be a (J)priest on his throne, (K)and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”’ 14 And the crown shall be in the temple of the Lord as (L)a reminder to (M)Helem,[b] (N)Tobijah, (O)Jedaiah, and Hen (P)the son of Zephaniah.
15 (Q)“And those who are far off shall come and (R)help to build the temple of the Lord. (S)And you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. (T)And this shall come to pass, if you will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.”
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- Zechariah 6:13 Or he
- Zechariah 6:14 An alternate spelling of Heldai (verse 10)
Zechariah 6:9-15
New American Standard Bible
9 The (A)word of the Lord also came to me, saying, 10 “(B)Take an offering from the exiles, from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah; and you shall go the same day and enter the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah, where they have arrived from Babylon.
The Symbolic Crowns
11 Also take silver and gold, make an ornate (C)crown, and set it on the head of (D)Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. 12 Then say to him, ‘The Lord of armies says this: “Behold, there is a Man whose name is [a](E)Branch, for He will [b](F)branch out from where He is; and He will (G)build the temple of the Lord. 13 Yes, it is He who will build the temple of the Lord, and He who will (H)bear the majesty and sit and (I)rule on His throne. So He will be a (J)priest on His throne, and the counsel of peace will be between the two [c]offices.”’ 14 Now the (K)crown will become a reminder in the temple of the Lord to Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and [d]Hen the son of Zephaniah. 15 (L)Those who are far away will come and [e]build the temple of the Lord.” Then you will (M)know that the Lord of armies has sent me to you. And it will take place if you completely (N)obey [f]the Lord your God.
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- Zechariah 6:12 Lit Sprout
- Zechariah 6:12 Lit sprout up
- Zechariah 6:13 Lit of them
- Zechariah 6:14 I.e., Josiah
- Zechariah 6:15 Lit build in
- Zechariah 6:15 Lit the voice of the Lord
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