| Chapter
6 |
| 1 | And I
turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four
chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of
brass. |
| 2 | In the first
chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; |
| 3 | And in the third chariot white
horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses. |
| 4 | Then I answered and said unto the angel
that talked with me, What are these, my lord? |
| 5 | And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the
four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the LORD of
all the earth. |
| 6 | The
black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white
go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country. |
| 7 | And the bay went forth, and
sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said,
Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro
through the earth. |
| 8 | Then
cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the
north country have quieted my spirit in the north country. |
| 9 | And the word of the LORD came unto me,
saying, |
| 10 | Take of them
of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come
from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the
son of Zephaniah; |
| 11 |
Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of
Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest; |
| 12 | And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of
hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up
out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD: |
| 13 | Even he shall build the temple of the
LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and
he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between
them both. |
| 14 | And the
crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of
Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD. |
| 15 | And they that are far off shall come
and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts
hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey
the voice of the LORD your God. |
