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Zechariah 6

And I turned and looked up, and there were four chariots coming out from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of bronze. In the first chariot were red horses, and in the second chariot black horses, and in the third chariot white horses, and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses. Then I asked the angel who talked

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The four chariots

And I turned and looked up, and there were four chariots coming out from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of bronze. In the first chariot were red horses, and in the second chariot black horses, and in the third chariot white horses, and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses. Then I asked the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?” And the angel answered me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, going out from standing before the Lord of all the earth. The black horses go out into the north country, and the white go out after them, and the grisled go out toward the south country. And the bay went out and sought to go so they could walk to and fro through the earth. And he said, Go on — walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth. Then he called out to me and said, Look — the ones going toward the north country have settled my spirit in the north country.

And I turned and lifted my eyes and looked, and there were four chariots coming out from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of bronze. The first chariot had red horses, and the second chariot black horses, and the third chariot white horses, and the fourth chariot dappled horses, all of them strong. Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me: What are these, my lord? And the angel answered me: These are the four spirits of the sky going out from standing in front of the Lord of the whole earth. The black horses in it are going out to the land of the north, and the white ones are going out after them. And the dappled ones are going out to the land of the south. And the strong ones went out and asked to go up and down through the earth. And he said: Go, go up and down through the earth. So they went up and down through the earth. Then he called out to me and spoke to me: Look — the ones going to the land of the north have settled my spirit in the land of the north.

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. In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses. Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord? 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. 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. 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. 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.

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And I turned and looked up, and there were four chariots coming out from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of bronze.

Plain English

And I turned and lifted my eyes and looked, and there were four chariots coming out from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of bronze.

King James Version, 1611

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,

Plain English

The first chariot had red horses, and the second chariot black horses,

King James Version, 1611

In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;

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and in the third chariot white horses, and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.

Plain English

and the third chariot white horses, and the fourth chariot dappled horses, all of them strong.

King James Version, 1611

And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.

4

Then I asked the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”

Plain English

Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me: What are these, my lord?

King James Version, 1611

Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?

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And the angel answered me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, going out from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

Plain English

And the angel answered me: These are the four spirits of the sky going out from standing in front of the Lord of the whole earth.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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The black horses go out into the north country, and the white go out after them, and the grisled go out toward the south country.

Plain English

The black horses in it are going out to the land of the north, and the white ones are going out after them. And the dappled ones are going out to the land of the south.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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And the bay went out and sought to go so they could walk to and fro through the earth. And he said, Go on — walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.

Plain English

And the strong ones went out and asked to go up and down through the earth. And he said: Go, go up and down through the earth. So they went up and down through the earth.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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Then he called out to me and said, Look — the ones going toward the north country have settled my spirit in the north country.

Plain English

Then he called out to me and spoke to me: Look — the ones going to the land of the north have settled my spirit in the land of the north.

King James Version, 1611

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.

The crown for the Branch

And the Lord spoke to me: Take from the exiles — from Heldai, from Tobijah and from Jedaiah, who have come from Babylon — and go the same day into the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah. Then take silver and gold and make crowns, and set them on the head of Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest. And speak to him and say: This is what the Lord Almighty says. Look at the man whose name is the Branch. He will grow up out of his place, and he will build the temple of the Lord. It is he who will build the temple of the Lord. He will bear the glory, and he will sit and rule on his throne. And he will be a priest on his throne, and the counsel of peace will be between the two of them. And the crowns will be for Helem and Tobijah and Jedaiah, and for Hen son of Zephaniah, as a memorial in the temple of the Lord. And those who are far off will come and build in the temple of the Lord, and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you. And this will happen, if you will faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God.

And the word of the Lord came to me: Take from the exiles — from Heldai, from Tobijah and from Jedaiah, who've come from Babylon — and go the same day into the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah. Then take silver and gold and make crowns, and set them on the head of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And say to him: This is what the Lord Almighty says. Look — the man whose name is the Branch. And he'll grow up out of his place, and he'll build the temple of the Lord. Yes, he'll build the temple of the Lord. And he'll carry the glory, and he'll sit and rule on his throne. And he'll be a priest on his throne, and the counsel of peace will be between them both. And the crowns will be for Helem and Tobijah and Jedaiah and Hen son of Zephaniah, as a reminder in the temple of the Lord. And the ones far off will come and build in the temple of the Lord. And you'll know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you. And this will happen if you'll listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God.

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 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; Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest; 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: 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. 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. 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.

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And the Lord spoke to me:

Plain English

And the word of the Lord came to me:

King James Version, 1611

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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Take from the exiles — from Heldai, from Tobijah and from Jedaiah, who have come from Babylon — and go the same day into the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.

Plain English

Take from the exiles — from Heldai, from Tobijah and from Jedaiah, who've come from Babylon — and go the same day into the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.

King James Version, 1611

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;

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Then take silver and gold and make crowns, and set them on the head of Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest.

Plain English

Then take silver and gold and make crowns, and set them on the head of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest.

King James Version, 1611

Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;

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And speak to him and say: This is what the Lord Almighty says. Look at the man whose name is the Branch. He will grow up out of his place, and he will build the temple of the Lord.

Plain English

And say to him: This is what the Lord Almighty says. Look — the man whose name is the Branch. And he'll grow up out of his place, and he'll build the temple of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

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:

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It is he who will build the temple of the Lord. He will bear the glory, and he will sit and rule on his throne. And he will be a priest on his throne, and the counsel of peace will be between the two of them.

Plain English

Yes, he'll build the temple of the Lord. And he'll carry the glory, and he'll sit and rule on his throne. And he'll be a priest on his throne, and the counsel of peace will be between them both.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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And the crowns will be for Helem and Tobijah and Jedaiah, and for Hen son of Zephaniah, as a memorial in the temple of the Lord.

Plain English

And the crowns will be for Helem and Tobijah and Jedaiah and Hen son of Zephaniah, as a reminder in the temple of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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And those who are far off will come and build in the temple of the Lord, and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you. And this will happen, if you will faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God.

Plain English

And the ones far off will come and build in the temple of the Lord. And you'll know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you. And this will happen if you'll listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God.

King James Version, 1611

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.