Zechariah 6:1-3 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

1. Finally, I looked up and saw four chariots coming from between two bronze mountains.

2. The first chariot was pulled by red horses, and the second by black horses;

3. the third chariot was pulled by white horses, and the fourth by spotted grey horses.

10-11. Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah have returned from Babylonia. Collect enough silver and gold from them to make a crown. Then go with them to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah and put the crown on the head of the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak.

12-13. Tell him that I, the Lord All-Powerful, say, “Someone will reach out from here like a branch and build a temple for me. I will name him ‘Branch’, and he will rule with royal honours. A priest will stand beside his throne, and the two of them will be good friends.

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