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* In the eighth month , in the second year of Darius , came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah , the son of Berechiah , the son of Iddo the prophet , saying , * The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers . * Therefore say thou unto them , Thus saith the LORD of hosts ; Turn ye unto me , saith the LORD of hosts , and I will turn unto you , saith the LORD of hosts . * Be ye not as your fathers , unto whom the former prophets have cried , saying , Thus saith the LORD of hosts ; Turn ye now from your evil ways , and from your evil doings : but they did not hear , nor hearken unto me , saith the LORD . * Your fathers , where are they ? and the prophets , do they live for ever ? * But my words and my statutes , which I commanded my servants the prophets , did they not take hold of your fathers ? and they returned and said , Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us , according to our ways , and according to our doings , so hath he dealt with us . * Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month , which is the month Sebat , in the second year of Darius , came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah , the son of Berechiah , the son of Iddo the prophet , saying , * I saw by night , and behold a man riding upon a red horse , and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom ; and behind him were there red horses , speckled , and white . * Then said I , O my lord , what are these ? And the angel that talked with me said unto me , I will shew thee what these be . * And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said , These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth . * And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees , and said , We have walked to and fro through the earth , and , behold , all the earth sitteth still , and is at rest . * Then the angel of the LORD answered and said , O LORD of hosts , how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah , against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years ? * And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words . * So the angel that communed with me said unto me , Cry thou , saying , Thus saith the LORD of hosts ; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy . * And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease : for I was but a little displeased , and they helped forward the affliction . * Therefore thus saith the LORD ; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies : my house shall be built in it , saith the LORD of hosts , and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem . * Cry yet , saying , Thus saith the LORD of hosts ; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad ; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion , and shall yet choose Jerusalem . * Then lifted I up mine eyes , and saw , and behold four horns . * And I said unto the angel that talked with me , What be these ? And he answered me , These are the horns which have scattered Judah , Israel , and Jerusalem . * And the LORD shewed me four carpenters . * Then said I , What come these to do ? And he spake , saying , These are the horns which have scattered Judah , so that no man did lift up his head : but these are come to fray them , to cast out the horns of the Gentiles , which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it . * I lifted up mine eyes again , and looked , and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand . * Then said I , Whither goest thou ? And he said unto me , To measure Jerusalem , to see what is the breadth thereof , and what is the length thereof . * And , behold , the angel that talked with me went forth , and another angel went out to meet him , * And said unto him , Run , speak to this young man , saying , Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein : * For I , saith the LORD , will be unto her a wall of fire round about , and will be the glory in the midst of her . * Ho , ho , come forth , and flee from the land of the north , saith the LORD : for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven , saith the LORD . * Deliver thyself , O Zion , that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon . * For thus saith the LORD of hosts ; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you : for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye . * For , behold , I will shake mine hand upon them , and they shall be a spoil to their servants : and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me . * Sing and rejoice , O daughter of Zion : for , lo , I come , and I will dwell in the midst of thee , saith the LORD . * And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day , and shall be my people : and I will dwell in the midst of thee , and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee . * And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land , and shall choose Jerusalem again . * Be silent , O all flesh , before the LORD : for he is raised up out of his holy habitation . * And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD , and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him . * And the LORD said unto Satan , The LORD rebuke thee , O Satan ; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee : is not this a brand plucked out of the fire ? * Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments , and stood before the angel . * And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him , saying , Take away the filthy garments from him . And unto him he said , Behold , I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee , and I will clothe thee with change of raiment . * And I said , Let them set a fair mitre upon his head . So they set a fair mitre upon his head , and clothed him with garments . And the angel of the LORD stood by . * And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua , saying , * Thus saith the LORD of hosts ; If thou wilt walk in my ways , and if thou wilt keep my charge , then thou shalt also judge my house , and shalt also keep my courts , and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by . * Hear now , O Joshua the high priest , thou , and thy fellows that sit before thee : for they are men wondered at : for , behold , I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH . * For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua ; upon one stone shall be seven eyes : behold , I will engrave the graving thereof , saith the LORD of hosts , and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day . * In that day , saith the LORD of hosts , shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree . * And the angel that talked with me came again , and waked me , as a man that is wakened out of his sleep , * And said unto me , What seest thou ? And I said , I have looked , and behold a candlestick all of gold , with a bowl upon the top of it , and his seven lamps thereon , and seven pipes to the seven lamps , which are upon the top thereof : * And two olive trees by it , one upon the right side of the bowl , and the other upon the left side thereof . * So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me , saying , What are these , my lord ? * Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me , Knowest thou not what these be ? And I said , No , my lord . * Then he answered and spake unto me , saying , This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel , saying , Not by might , nor by power , but by my spirit , saith the LORD of hosts . * Who art thou , O great mountain ? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain : and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings , crying , Grace , grace unto it . * Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me , saying , * The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house ; his hands shall also finish it ; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you . * For who hath despised the day of small things ? for they shall rejoice , and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven ; they are the eyes of the LORD , which run to and fro through the whole earth . * Then answered I , and said unto him , What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof ? * And I answered again , and said unto him , What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves ? * And he answered me and said , Knowest thou not what these be ? And I said , No , my lord . * Then said he , These are the two anointed ones , that stand by the Lord of the whole earth . * Then I turned , and lifted up mine eyes , and looked , and behold a flying roll . * And he said unto me , What seest thou ? And I answered , I see a flying roll ; the length thereof is twenty cubits , and the breadth thereof ten cubits . * Then said he unto me , This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth : for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it ; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it . * I will bring it forth , saith the LORD of hosts , and it shall enter into the house of the thief , and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name : and it shall remain in the midst of his house , and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof . * Then the angel that talked with me went forth , and said unto me , Lift up now thine eyes , and see what is this that goeth forth . * And I said , What is it ? And he said , This is an ephah that goeth forth . He said moreover , This is their resemblance through all the earth . * And , behold , there was lifted up a talent of lead : and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah . * And he said , This is wickedness . And he cast it into the midst of the ephah ; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof . * Then lifted I up mine eyes , and looked , and , behold , there came out two women , and the wind was in their wings ; for they had wings like the wings of a stork : and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven . * Then said I to the angel that talked with me , Whither do these bear the ephah ? * And he said unto me , To build it an house in the land of Shinar : and it shall be established , and set there upon her own base . * 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 . * 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 . * And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius , that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month , even in Chisleu ; * When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech , and their men , to pray before the LORD , * And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts , and to the prophets , saying , Should I weep in the fifth month , separating myself , as I have done these so many years ? * Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me , saying , * Speak unto all the people of the land , and to the priests , saying , When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month , even those seventy years , did ye at all fast unto me , even to me ? * And when ye did eat , and when ye did drink , did not ye eat for yourselves , and drink for yourselves ? * Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets , when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity , and the cities thereof round about her , when men inhabited the south and the plain ? * And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah , saying , * Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts , saying , Execute true judgment , and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother : * And oppress not the widow , nor the fatherless , the stranger , nor the poor ; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart . * But they refused to hearken , and pulled away the shoulder , and stopped their ears , that they should not hear . * Yea , they made their hearts as an adamant stone , lest they should hear the law , and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets : therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts . * Therefore it is come to pass , that as he cried , and they would not hear ; so they cried , and I would not hear , saith the LORD of hosts : * But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not . Thus the land was desolate after them , that no man passed through nor returned : for they laid the pleasant land desolate . * Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me , saying ,

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