Category Archives: Zechariah

The Lord Calls His People to Return to Him 1 In the eighth month of the second year that Darius was emperor of Persia, the Lord gave this message to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo. 2 The Lord Almighty told Zechariah to say to the people, “I, the Lord, […]

The Vision of the Measuring Line 1 In another vision I saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 “Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he answered, “to see how long and how wide it is.” 3 Then I saw the angel who had been speaking to me step […]

The Prophet’s Vision of the High Priest 1 In another vision the Lord showed me the High Priest Joshua standing before the angel of the Lord. And there beside Joshua stood Satan,ready to bring an accusation against him. 2 The angel of the Lordsaid to Satan, “May the Lord condemn you, Satan! May the Lord, […]

The Vision of the Lampstand 1 The angel who had been speaking to me came again and roused me as if I had been sleeping. 2 “What do you see?” he asked. “A lampstand made of gold,” I answered. “At the top is a bowl for the oil. On the lampstand are seven lamps, each […]

The Vision of the Flying Scroll 1 I looked again, and this time I saw a scroll flying through the air. 2 The angel asked me what I saw. I answered, “A scroll flying through the air; it is thirty feet long and fifteen feet wide.” 3 Then he said to me, “On it is […]

The Vision of the Four Chariots 1 I had another vision. This time I saw four chariots coming out from between two bronze mountains. 2 The first chariot was pulled by red horses, the second by black horses, 3 the third by white horses, and the fourth by dappled horses. 4 Then I asked the […]

The Lord Condemns Insincere Fasting 1 In the fourth year that Darius was emperor, on the fourth day of the ninth month (the month of Kislev), the Lord gave me a message. 2 The people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech and their men to the Temple of the Lord Almighty to pray for […]

The Lord Promises to Restore Jerusalem 1 The Lord Almighty gave this message to Zechariah: 2 “I have longed to help Jerusalem because of my deep love for her people, a love which has made me angry with her enemies. 3 I will return to Jerusalem, my holy city, and live there. It will be […]

Judgment on Neighboring Nations 1 This is the Lord’s message: He has decreed punishment for the land of Hadrach and for the city of Damascus. Not only the tribes of Israel but also the capital of Syria belong to the Lord. 2 Hamath, which borders on Hadrach, also belongs to him, and so do the […]

The Lord Promises Deliverance 1 Ask the Lord for rain in the spring of the year. It is the Lord who sends rain clouds and showers, making the fields green for everyone. 2 People consult idols and fortunetellers, but the answers they get are lies and nonsense. Some interpret dreams, but only mislead you; the […]