1 In|strong="H8141" the|strong="H3068" eighth|strong="H8066" month|strong="H2320" in|strong="H8141" the|strong="H3068" second|strong="H8147" year|strong="H8141" of|strong="H1121" Darius|strong="H1867", this|strong="H1697" message|strong="H1697" of|strong="H1121" the|strong="H3068" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* came|strong="H1961" to|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" prophet|strong="H5030" Zechariah|strong="H2148", the|strong="H3068" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Berechiah|strong="H1296", the|strong="H3068" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Iddo|strong="H5714":
2 The|strong="H5921" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* was|strong="H3068" furious|strong="H7107" with|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" ancestors.
3 So|strong="H3541" tell the|strong="H5002" people this|strong="H3541" message|strong="H3068" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H5002" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* of|strong="H3068" hosts|strong="H6635": ‘Return|strong="H7725" to|strong="H7725" me|strong="H7725",’ says|strong="H5002" the|strong="H5002" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* of|strong="H3068" hosts|strong="H6635", ‘and|strong="H3068" I|strong="H3541" will|strong="H3068" return|strong="H7725" to|strong="H7725" you|strong="H7725"’ says|strong="H5002" the|strong="H5002" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* of|strong="H3068" hosts|strong="H6635".
4 ‘Do|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" be|strong="H1961" like|strong="H1961" your|strong="H3068" ancestors|strong="H7223" to|strong="H7725" whom|strong="H7121" the|strong="H5002" former|strong="H7223" prophets|strong="H5030" cried|strong="H7121", “The|strong="H5002" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* of|strong="H3068" hosts|strong="H6635" says|strong="H5002" to|strong="H7725" turn|strong="H7725" now|strong="H4994" from|strong="H7725" your|strong="H3068" evil|strong="H7451" ways|strong="H1870", and|strong="H3068" from|strong="H7725" your|strong="H3068" evil|strong="H7451" deeds|strong="H4611"”. They|strong="H3068" did|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" heed|strong="H7181" nor|strong="H3808" listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H7725" me|strong="H4994",’ says|strong="H5002" the|strong="H5002" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*.
5 ‘Your|strong="H2421" ancestors, where|strong="H1992" are|strong="H1992" they|strong="H1992"? And|strong="H5769" the|strong="H2421" prophets|strong="H5030", do they|strong="H1992" live|strong="H2421" forever|strong="H5769"?
6 But|strong="H3808" did|strong="H6213" not|strong="H3808" my|strong="H3068" words|strong="H1697" and|strong="H3068" my|strong="H3068" statutes|strong="H2706" with|strong="H3068" which|strong="H3068" I|strong="H1697" charged|strong="H6680" my|strong="H3068" servants|strong="H5650" the|strong="H6213" prophets|strong="H5030" overtake|strong="H5381" your|strong="H3068" ancestors? And|strong="H3068" they|strong="H3651" repented|strong="H7725" and|strong="H3068" said|strong="H1697", “Just|strong="H1697" as|strong="H1697" the|strong="H6213" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* of|strong="H3068" hosts|strong="H6635" planned|strong="H2161" to|strong="H7725" do|strong="H6213" to|strong="H7725" us|strong="H7725", according to|strong="H7725" our|strong="H3068" ways|strong="H1870", and|strong="H3068" according to|strong="H7725" our|strong="H3068" deeds|strong="H4611", so|strong="H3651" he|strong="H3651" has|strong="H3068" dealt|strong="H6213" with|strong="H3068" us|strong="H7725".”’
7 In|strong="H8141" the|strong="H3068" twenty-fourth|strong="H6242" day|strong="H3117" of|strong="H1121" the|strong="H3068" eleventh|strong="H6249" month|strong="H2320", which|strong="H1931" is|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" month|strong="H2320" Shebat|strong="H7627", in|strong="H8141" the|strong="H3068" second|strong="H8147" year|strong="H8141" of|strong="H1121" Darius|strong="H1867", this|strong="H1931" message|strong="H1697" of|strong="H1121" the|strong="H3068" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* came|strong="H1961" to|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" prophet|strong="H5030" Zechariah|strong="H2148", the|strong="H3068" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Berechiah|strong="H1296", the|strong="H3068" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Iddo|strong="H5714":
8 I|strong="H2009" saw|strong="H7200" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" night|strong="H3915" a|strong="H3068" man|strong="H7200" on|strong="H5921" a|strong="H3068" red horse|strong="H5483", among|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" myrtle|strong="H1918" trees|strong="H1918" that|strong="H7200" were|strong="H5483" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" valley-bottom. Behind|strong="H5975" him|strong="H5921" there|strong="H2009" were|strong="H5483" horses|strong="H5483", red, sorrel|strong="H8320", and|strong="H3915" white|strong="H3836".
9 Then|strong="H1696" said|strong="H1696" I|strong="H7200", ‘My|strong="H7200" Lord, what|strong="H4100" are|strong="H1992" these|strong="H1992"?’ And|strong="H7200" the|strong="H7200" messenger|strong="H4397" who|strong="H1992" was|strong="H4397" talking|strong="H1696" with|strong="H1696" me|strong="H7200" said|strong="H1696", ‘I|strong="H7200" will|strong="H4100" show|strong="H7200" you|strong="H4100" what|strong="H4100" they|strong="H1992" are|strong="H1992".’
10 And|strong="H1980" the|strong="H3068" man|strong="H6030" who|strong="H3068" was|strong="H3068" standing|strong="H5975" among the|strong="H3068" myrtle|strong="H1918" trees|strong="H1918" answered|strong="H6030", ‘They|strong="H3068" are|strong="H3068" those|strong="H1980" whom the|strong="H3068" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* has|strong="H3068" sent|strong="H7971" to|strong="H1980" patrol|strong="H1980" the|strong="H3068" earth.’
11 And|strong="H1980" the|strong="H3605" riders answered|strong="H6030" the|strong="H3605" messenger|strong="H4397" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3605" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* who|strong="H3605" was|strong="H3068" standing|strong="H5975" among|strong="H3427" the|strong="H3605" myrtle|strong="H1918" trees|strong="H1918", ‘We|strong="H1980" have|strong="H3068" gone|strong="H1980" up|strong="H5975" and|strong="H1980" down|strong="H3427" through|strong="H1980" the|strong="H3605" world and|strong="H1980" behold|strong="H2009", all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" earth is|strong="H3068" still|strong="H5975" and|strong="H1980" at|strong="H3427" peace|strong="H8252".’
12 Then|strong="H6030" the|strong="H3068" messenger|strong="H4397" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* said|strong="H6030", ‘\+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* of|strong="H3068" hosts|strong="H6635", how|strong="H4970" long|strong="H5704" will|strong="H3068" you|strong="H5704" have|strong="H7355" no|strong="H3808" pity|strong="H7355" for|strong="H5704" Jerusalem|strong="H3389" and|strong="H3063" the|strong="H3068" cities|strong="H5892" of|strong="H3068" Judah|strong="H3063" with|strong="H3068" which|strong="H3068" you|strong="H5704" have|strong="H7355" been|strong="H3808" angry|strong="H2194" for|strong="H5704" seventy|strong="H7657" years|strong="H8141"?’
13 And|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* answered|strong="H6030" the|strong="H3068" messenger|strong="H4397" who|strong="H3068" was|strong="H3068" talking|strong="H1696" with|strong="H3068" me|strong="H1696" with|strong="H3068" kind|strong="H2896" and|strong="H3068" comforting|strong="H5150" words|strong="H1697".
14 So|strong="H3541" the|strong="H3541" messenger|strong="H4397" who|strong="H3068" was|strong="H3068" talking|strong="H1696" with|strong="H3068" me|strong="H7121" said|strong="H1696" to|strong="H1696" me|strong="H7121", ‘Proclaim|strong="H7121" now|strong="H7121" that|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3541" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* of|strong="H3068" hosts|strong="H6635" says|strong="H3541": I|strong="H3541" am|strong="H3068" deeply concerned for|strong="H7121" Jerusalem|strong="H3389".
15 But|strong="H1992" I|strong="H5921" am deeply angry|strong="H7107" with|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" arrogant, complacent nations|strong="H1471". I|strong="H5921" was|strong="H7451" only a|strong="H3068" little|strong="H4592" angry|strong="H7107" with|strong="H5921" Israel but|strong="H1992" they|strong="H1992" made the|strong="H5921" suffering worse|strong="H7451".
16 Therefore|strong="H3651", says|strong="H5002" the|strong="H5002" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*, I|strong="H3541" am|strong="H3068" turning|strong="H7725" to|strong="H7725" show|strong="H7356" mercy|strong="H7356" to|strong="H7725" Jerusalem|strong="H3389". My|strong="H3068" temple|strong="H1004" will|strong="H3068" be|strong="H3068" rebuilt|strong="H1129" in|strong="H5921" it|strong="H5921", says|strong="H5002" the|strong="H5002" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* of|strong="H1004" hosts|strong="H6635", and|strong="H3068" a|strong="H3068" measuring line will|strong="H3068" be|strong="H3068" stretched|strong="H5186" over|strong="H5921" Jerusalem|strong="H3389".
17 Proclaim|strong="H7121" again|strong="H5750": Thus|strong="H3541" says|strong="H3541" the|strong="H3541" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* of|strong="H3068" hosts|strong="H6635": My|strong="H3068" cities|strong="H5892" will|strong="H3068" again|strong="H5750" overflow|strong="H6327" with|strong="H3068" prosperity|strong="H2896" and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3541" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* will|strong="H3068" again|strong="H5750" comfort|strong="H5162" Zion|strong="H6726" and|strong="H3068" choose Jerusalem|strong="H3389".’
18 Now I looked up and saw four horns.
19 I said to the messenger who was talking with me, ‘What are these?’ He answered, ‘These are the horns which scattered Judah, Israel and Jerusalem.’
20 Then the Lord showed me four smiths.
21 I said, ‘What are these coming to do?’ He answered, ‘The horns scattered Judah, so that no one dared lift their head. But the smiths have come to terrify them, to crush the horns of the nations which lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter its people.’