 1 I turned and lifted up my eyes and looked. And behold. Four chariots were coming from between two mountains. And the mountains were mountains of bronze. 2 Red horses were in the first chariot. And in the second chariot black horses; 3 and in the third chariot white horses. And in the fourth chariot horses with dappled, strong colors. 4 I said to the angel who talked with me, What are these, my lord? 5 The angel said to me, These are the four spirits of the heavens who go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth. 6 The black horses in it go forth into the north country. And the white go forth after them. And the dappled go forth to a south country. 7 The strong colored ones went forth and sought to go, so to walk to and fro through the earth. And he said, Go. Walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth. 8 He cried out to me and spoke to me saying, Behold, these who go toward the north country have caused my Spirit to rest in the north country. 9 The Word of the Lord came to me saying, 10 Take from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, from the exiles who have come from Babylon. And in that day you go and enter the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah. 11 Take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them on the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. 12 Speak to him saying, Thus speaks the Lord of hosts saying, Behold the man whose name is the branch. He will spring up out of His place and build the temple of the Lord. 13 He will build the temple of the Lord. He will bear the glory and sit and rule on His throne. He Will be a priest on His throne. The counsel of peace will be between them both. 14 The crowns will be for a memorial in the temple of the Lord to Helem and Tobijah and Jedaiah and to Hen the son of Zephaniah. 15 The distant ones will come and build in the temple of the Lord and you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. This will be if you will carefully obey the voice of the Lord your God.
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