Zechariah 1

A Call to Repentance 1 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the Lordcame to Zechariah the prophet, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo saying, 2 “The Lordwas very angry with your fathers. 3 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lordof hosts, “Return to Me,” declares […]

Zechariah 2

God’s Favor to Zion 1 Then I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold,there wasa man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 So I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is.” 3 And behold, the […]

Zechariah 3

Joshua, the High Priest 1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. 2 The Lordsaid to Satan, “The Lordrebuke you, Satan! Indeed, the Lordwho has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a brand plucked from the […]

Zechariah 4

The Golden Lampstand and Olive Trees 1 Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and roused me, as a man who is awakened from his sleep. 2 He said to me, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold with its bowl on the top […]

Zechariah 6

The Four Chariots 1 Now I lifted up my eyes again and looked, and behold, four chariots were coming forth from between the two mountains; and the mountainswerebronze mountains. 2 With the first chariotwerered horses, with the second chariot black horses, 3 with the third chariot white horses, and with the fourth chariot strong dappled […]

Zechariah 7

Hearts like Flint 1 In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the Lordcame to Zechariah on the fourthdayof the ninth month,which isChislev. 2 Nowthe town ofBethel had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech and their men to seek the favor of the Lord, 3 speaking to the priests who belong to the house of […]

Zechariah 8

The Coming Peace and Prosperity of Zion 1 Then the word of the Lordof hosts came, saying, 2 “Thus says the Lordof hosts, ‘I am exceedingly jealous for Zion, yes, with great wrath I am jealous for her.’ 3 Thus says the Lord, ‘I will return to Zion and will dwell in the midst of […]

Zechariah 9

Prophecies against Neighboring Nations 1 The burden of the word of the Lordis against the land of Hadrach, with Damascus as its resting place (for the eyes of men, especially of all the tribes of Israel, are toward the Lord), 2 And Hamath also, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, though they are very […]

Zechariah 10

God Will Bless Judah and Ephraim 1 Ask rain from the Lordat the time of the spring rain- The Lordwho makes the storm clouds; And He will give them showers of rain, vegetation in the field toeachman. 2 For the teraphim speak iniquity, And the diviners see lying visions And tell false dreams; They comfort […]