NASB — Zechariah 1 — KJV

A Call to Repentance

1 In the eighth° month° of the second° year° of aDarius°, the word° of the LORD° came° to bZechariah° the prophet°, the son° of Berechiah°, the son° of cIddo° saying°, 2 “The LORD° was very° aangry° with your fathers°. 3 Therefore say° to them, ‘Thus° says° the LORD° of hosts°, “aReturn° to Me,” declares° the LORD° of hosts°, “that I may return° to you,” says° the LORD° of hosts°. 4 “Do not be alike your fathers°, to whom° the bformer° prophets° proclaimed°, saying°, ‘Thus° says° the LORD° of hosts°, “cReturn° now° from your evil° ways° and from your evil° deeds°.”’ But they did dnot listen° or give° heed° to Me,” declares° the LORD°. 5 “Your afathers°, where° are they? And the bprophets°, do they live° forever°? 6 But did not My words° and My statutes°, which° I commanded° My servants° the prophets°, aovertake° your fathers°? Then they repented° and said°, ‘bAs the LORD° of hosts° purposed° to do° to us in accordance with our ways° and our deeds°, so° He has dealt° with us.’”’”

[1] aEzr 4:24; 6:15; Hg 1:15; 2:10; Zc 1:7; 7:1 bEzr 5:1; 6:14; Zc 7:1; Mt 23:35; Lk 11:51 cNe 12:4, 16
[2] a2Ch 36:16; Jr 44:6; Ezk 8:18; Zc 1:15
[3] aIs 31:6; 44:22; Mal 3:7
[4] aPs 78:8; 106:6, 7 b2Ch 24:19; 36:15 cIs 1:16-19; Jr 4:1; Ezk 33:11 dJr 6:17; 11:7, 8
[5] aLm 5:7 bJn 8:52
[6] aJr 12:16, 17; 44:28, 29; Am 9:10 bLm 2:17

Patrol of the Earth

7 ¶ On the twenty-fourth°° day° of the eleventh°° month°, which° is the month° Shebat°, in the second° year° of Darius°, the word° of the LORD° came° to Zechariah° the prophet°, the son° of Berechiah°, the son° of Iddo°, as follows°: 8 I saw° at night°, and behold°, a man° was riding° on a ared° horse°, and he was standing° among° the bmyrtle° trees° which° were in the ravine°, with red°, sorrel° and cwhite° horses° behind° him. 9 Then I said°, “My alord°, what° are these°?” And the bangel° who was speaking° with me said° to me, “I will show° you what° these° are.” 10 And the man° who was standing° among° the myrtle° trees° answered° and said°, “These° are those whom° the LORD° has sent° to Iapatrol° the earth°.” 11 So they answered° the angel° of the LORD° who was astanding° among° the myrtle° trees° and said°, “We have Ipatrolled° the earth°, and behold°, ball° the earth° is IIpeaceful° and quiet°.”

[8] aZc 6:2; Rv 6:4 bNe 8:15; Is 41:19; 55:13; Zc 1:10, 11 cZc 6:3; Rv 6:2
[9] aZc 1:19; 4:4, 5, 13; 6:4 bZc 2:3; 5:5
[10] ILit walk about through aJb 1:7; Zc 1:11; 4:10; 6:5-8
[11] ILit walked about through IILit sitting aZc 1:8, 10 bIs 14:7

12 ¶ Then the angel° of the LORD° said°, “O LORD° of hosts°, ahow° long°° will You bhave° no° compassion° for Jerusalem° and the cities° of Judah°, with which° You have been° cindignant° these° dseventy° years°?” 13 The LORD° answered° the aangel° who was speaking° with me with Igracious° words°, bcomforting° words°. 14 So the angel° who was speaking° with me said° to me, “aProclaim°, saying°, ‘Thus° says° the LORD° of hosts°, “I am bexceedingly° jealous° for Jerusalem° and Zion°. 15 But I am very°° aangry° with the nations° who are bat ease°; for while I was only a little° angry°, they Icfurthered° the disaster°.” 16 Therefore° thus° says° the LORD°, “I will areturn° to Jerusalem° with compassion°; My bhouse° will be built° in it,” declares° the LORD° of hosts°, “and a measuring° cline° will be stretched° over° Jerusalem°.”’ 17 Again°, proclaim°, saying°, ‘Thus° says° the LORD° of hosts°, “My acities° will again° overflow° with prosperity°, and the LORD° will again° bcomfort° Zion° and again° cchoose° Jerusalem°.”’”

[12] aPs 74:10; Jr 12:4; Hab 1:2 bPs 102:13; Jr 30:18 cPs 102:10; Jr 15:17 dJr 25:11; 29:10; Dn 9:2; Zc 7:5
[13] ILit good aZc 1:9; 4:1 bIs 40:1, 2; 57:18
[14] aIs 40:2, 6; Zc 1:17 bZc 8:2
[15] ILit helped for evil aZc 1:2 bPs 123:4; Jr 48:11 cAm 1:11
[16] aIs 54:8-10; Zc 2:10, 11 bEzr 6:14, 15; Zc 4:9 cJr 31:39; Zc 2:2, 4
[17] aIs 44:26; 61:4 bIs 51:3 cZc 2:12

18IThen I lifted° up my eyes° and looked°, and behold°, [there were] four° horns°. 19 So I said° to the angel° who was speaking° with me, “What° are these°?” And he answered° me, “These° are the ahorns° which° have scattered° Judah°, Israel° and Jerusalem°.” 20 Then the LORD° showed° me four° acraftsmen°. 21 I said°, “What° are these° coming° to do°?” And he said°, “These° are the ahorns° which° have scattered° Judah° so° that no° man° lifts° up his head°; but these° [craftsmen] have come° to terrify° them, to bthrow° down° the horns° of the nations° who have lifted° up [their] horns° against° the land° of Judah° in order to scatter° it.”

[18] ICh 2:1 in Heb
[19] a1K 22:11; Ps 75:4, 5; Am 6:13 mg
[20] aIs 44:12; 54:16
[21] aZc 1:19 bPs 75:10


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Zechariah exhorteth to repentance.

1 ¶ In the eighthº month,º in the secondº yearº of Darius,º came² the wordº of the LORDº unto² Zechariah,º the sonº of Berechiah,º the sonº of Iddoº the prophet,º saying,ºª 2 The LORDº hath been sore¹ displeasedºª² with² your fathers.º 3 Therefore sayºª thou unto² them, Thus² saithºª the LORDº of hosts;º Turnºª ye unto² me, saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º and I will turnºª unto² you, saithºª the LORDº of hosts.º 4 Be² ye not² as your fathers,º unto² whom² the formerº prophetsº have cried,ºª saying,ºª Thus² saithºª the LORDº of hosts;º Turnºª ye now² from your evilº ways,º² and [from] your evilº doings:º but they did not² hear,ºª nor² hearkenºª unto² me, saithºª the LORD.º 5 Your fathers,º where² [are] they?² and the prophets,º do they liveºª for ever?º 6 But² my wordsº and my statutes,º which² I commandedºª² my servantsº the prophets,º did they not² take holdºª of your fathers?º and they returnedºª and said,ºª Like as² the LORDº of hostsº thoughtºª to doºª unto us, according to our ways,º and according to our doings,º so² hath he dealtºª with² us.

[1] Ezr 4:24; 5:1; 6:15; Ne 12:4, 16; Hg 1:1, 15; 2:1, 10, 20; Zc 1:7; 7:1; Mt 23:35; Lk 11:51.
[2] 2K 22:16, 19; 23:26; 2Ch 36:13; Ezr 9:6, 13; Ne 9:26; Ps 60:1; 79:5; Jr 44:6; Lm 1:12; 2:3; 3:42; 5:7; Ezk 22:31; Dn 9:11; Zp 2:1; Mt 23:30; Ac 7:52.
[3] Dt 4:30; 30:2; 1K 8:47; 2Ch 15:4; 30:6; Ne 9:28; Is 31:6; 55:6; Jr 3:12, 22; 4:1; 12:15; 25:5; 29:12; 31:18; 35:15; Lm 3:39; Ezk 33:11; Ho 6:1; 14:1, 4; Jol 2:12; Mi 7:19; Mal 3:7; Lk 15:18, 21; Jm 4:8.
[4] 2Ch 24:19; 29:6; 30:7; 34:21; 36:15; Ezr 9:7; Ne 9:16, 26, 30; Ps 78:8; 106:6; Is 1:16; 30:9; 31:6; Jr 3:12; 6:16; 7:3; 11:6; 13:9, 16; 17:19; 18:11; 25:3; 26:5; 35:15; 36:2, 3, 23; 44:4, 16; Ezk 3:7; 18:14, 30; 33:11; Ho 14:1; Am 5:13, 24; Mi 2:6; Zc 1:3; 7:11; Mt 3:8; Ac 3:19; 7:51; 26:20; 1Th 2:15; 1P 1:18.
[5] Jb 14:10; Ps 90:10; Ec 1:4; 9:1; 12:5, 7; Ac 13:36; He 7:23; 9:27; 2P 3:2.
[6] Nu 23:19; 32:23; 33:56; Dt 28:15, 20, 45; 2Ch 36:17; Jb 6:29; Is 3:8; 44:26; 55:1; Jr 4:4; 12:16; 18:8; 23:20; 26:15; 44:28; Lm 1:18; 2:17; 4:11; Ezk 12:25; 20:43; 37:11; Dn 9:11; Ho 2:6; 9:15; Am 9:10; Mal 3:18; Mt 24:35; 1Th 5:4.

The vision of the horses.

7 ¶ Upon the fourº and twentiethº dayº of the eleventhºº month,º which² [is] the monthº Sebat,º in the secondº yearº of Darius,º came² the wordº of the LORDº unto² Zechariah,º the sonº of Berechiah,º the sonº of Iddoº the prophet,º saying,ºª 8 I sawºª by night,º and behold² a manº ridingºª upon² a redº horse,º and he² stoodºª among² the myrtle treesº that² [were] in the bottom;º and behindº him [were there] redº horses,º speckled,º and white.º 9 Then saidºª I, O my lord,º what² [are] these?² And the angelº that talkedºª with me saidºª unto² me, I² will shewºª thee what² these² [be]. 10 And the manº that stoodºª among² the myrtle treesº answeredºª and said,ºª These² [are they] whom² the LORDº hath sentºª to walk¹ª to and fro² through the earth.º 11 And they answeredºª² the angelº of the LORDº that stoodºª among² the myrtle trees,º and said,ºª We have walked to and froºª through the earth,º and, behold,² all² the earthº sitteth still,ºª and is at rest.ºª

[7] Zc 1:1.
[8] Gn 20:3; Jsh 5:13; 1K 3:5; Jb 4:13; Ps 45:3; So 2:16; 6:2; Is 41:19; 55:13; 57:15; 63:1; Dn 2:19; 7:2, 13; Zc 6:2, 6; 13:7; Rv 2:1; 6:4; 19:19.
[9] Gn 31:11; Dn 7:16; 8:15, 16; 9:22; 10:11; Zc 1:19; 2:3; 4:4, 5, 11; 5:5; 6:4; Rv 7:13; 17:1; 19:9; 22:8.
[10] Gn 32:24; Jb 2:1; Ps 103:20; Ezk 1:5; Ho 12:3; Zc 1:8, 11; 4:10; 6:5; 13:7; He 1:14.
[11] Ps 68:17; 103:20; Dn 10:20; Zc 1:8, 10, 15; 6:7; Mt 13:41, 49; 24:30; 25:31; 1Th 5:3; 2Th 1:7; Rv 1:1.

At the prayer of the angel, comfortable promises are made to Jerusalem.

12 ¶ Then the angelº of the LORDº answeredºª and said,ºª O LORDº of hosts,º how long²² wilt thou² not² have mercy¹ª on²² Jerusalemº and on the citiesº of Judah,º against which² thou hast had indignationºª these² threescore and tenº years?º 13 And the LORDº answeredºª² the angelº that talkedºª with me [with] goodº wordsº [and] comfortableº words.º 14 So the angelº that communedºª with me saidºª unto² me, Cryºª thou, saying,ºª Thus² saithºª the LORDº of hosts;º I am jealousºª for Jerusalemº and for Zionº with a greatº jealousy.º 15 And I² am veryº sore¹ displeasedºª² with² the heathenº [that are] at ease:º for² I² was but a littleº displeased,ºª and they² helpedºª forward the affliction.º 16 Therefore² thus² saithºª the LORD;º I am returnedºª to Jerusalemº with mercies:º my houseº shall be builtºª in it, saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º and a lineºª¹ shall be stretched forthºª upon² Jerusalem.º 17 Cryºª yet,² saying,ºª Thus² saithºª the LORDº of hosts;º My citiesº through prosperityº² shall yet² be spread abroad;ºª and the LORDº shall yet² comfortºª² Zion,º and shall yet² chooseºª Jerusalem.º

[12] Ex 23:20; 2Ch 36:21; Ps 69:5; 74:10; 102:13; Is 63:9; 64:9; Jr 25:11; 29:10; Dn 9:2; Zc 1:8, 10; 7:5; He 7:25; Rv 6:10.
[13] Is 40:1; Jr 29:10; 30:10; 31:3; Am 9:11; Zp 3:14; Zc 1:14; 2:4; 8:2, 19.
[14] Is 9:7; 38:22; 40:1, 6; 42:13; 59:17; 63:15; Ho 11:8; Jol 2:18; Na 1:2; Zc 1:9, 13, 17; 2:3; 4:1; 8:2.
[15] Ps 69:26; 83:2; 137:7; Is 10:5; 47:6, 7; 54:8; Jr 48:11; 51:24, 34; Ezk 25:3, 12; 26:2; 29:6; 36:4; Am 1:3; 6:1; Ob 1:10; Zc 1:2, 11; He 12:6; Rv 18:7.
[16] Ezr 6:14; Jb 38:5; Is 12:1; 34:11; 44:26; 54:8; Jr 31:22, 39; 33:10; Ezk 37:24; 39:25; 40:3; 47:3; 48:35; Hg 1:14; Zc 2:1, 10; 4:9; 8:3.
[17] 2Ch 6:6; Ne 11:3, 20; Ps 69:35; 132:13; Is 14:1; 40:1; 41:8; 44:26; 49:13; 51:3, 12; 52:9; 54:8; 61:4; 66:13; Jr 31:13, 23; 32:43; 33:13; Ezk 36:10, 33; Am 9:14; Ob 1:20; Zp 3:15; Zc 2:12; 3:2; Ro 11:28; Ep 1:4.

The vision of the four horns, and the four carpenters.

18 ¶ Then lifted I upºª² mine eyes,º and saw,ºª and behold² fourº horns.º 19 And I saidºª unto² the angelº that talkedºª with me, What² [be] these?² And he answeredºª² me, These² [are] the hornsº which² have scatteredºª² Judah,º² Israel,º and Jerusalem.º 20 And the LORDº shewedºª me fourº carpenters.º 21 Then saidºª I, What² comeºª these² to do?ºª And he spake,ºª saying,ºª These² [are] the hornsº which² have scatteredºª² Judah,º so that¹ no² manº did lift upºª his head:º but these² are comeºª to frayºª them, to cast outºª² the hornsº of the Gentiles,º which lifted upºª [their] hornº over² the landº of Judahº to scatterºª it.

[18] Jsh 5:13; 2K 15:29; 17:1; 18:9; 24:1; Dn 2:37; 7:3; 8:3; 11:28; Zc 2:1; 5:1, 5, 9.
[19] Ezr 4:1, 4, 7; 5:3; Jr 50:17; Dn 12:7; Hab 3:14; Zc 1:9, 21; 2:2; 4:11; 8:14; Rv 7:13.
[20] Dt 33:25; Jg 11:16, 18; 1S 12:11; Ne 9:27; Is 54:15; Ob 1:21; Mi 5:5, 8; Zc 9:12; 10:3; 12:2.
[21] Ps 75:4; Lm 2:17; Dn 12:7; Zc 1:19.


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