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A Vision of Four Chariots

¹ Again I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, four chariots came out from between two mountains. And the mountains were mountains of ^(a)bronze. ² The first chariot had ^(b)red horses, the second ^(c)black horses, ³ the third ^(d)white horses, and the fourth chariot dappled horses—all of them strong.^{[a] 4} Then I answered and said to ^(e)the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?" ⁵ And the angel answered and said to me, ^(f)"These are going out to the four winds of heaven, after ^(g)presenting themselves before ^(h)the Lord of all the earth. ⁶ The chariot with the black horses goes toward ⁽ⁱ⁾the north country, the white ones go after them, and the dappled ones go toward ^(j)the south country." ⁷ When the strong horses came out, they were impatient to go and ^(k)patrol the earth. And he said, "Go, ^(l)patrol the earth." ^(m)So they patrolled the earth. ⁸ Then he cried to me, "Behold, those who go toward ⁽ⁿ⁾the north country have set my Spirit at rest in ^(o)the north country."

The Crown and the Temple

⁹ And the word of the Lord came to me: ¹⁰ "Take from the exiles ^(p)Heldai, Tobijah, and ^(q)Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon, and go the same day to the house of Josiah, the son of ^(r)Zephaniah. ¹¹ Take from them silver and gold, and make a crown, ^(s)and set it on the head of ^(t)Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. ¹² And say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, "Behold, the man whose name is ^(u)the Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and ^(v)he shall build the temple of the Lord. ^13 (w)It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord ^(x)and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there^[b] shall be a ^(y)priest on his throne, ^(z)and the counsel of peace shall be between them both."' ¹⁴ And the crown shall be in the temple of the Lord as ^(aa)a reminder to ^(ab)Helem,^{[c] (ac)}Tobijah, ^(ad)Jedaiah, and Hen ^(ae)the son of Zephaniah.

^15 (af)"And those who are far off shall come and ^(ag)help to build the temple of the Lord. ^(ah)And you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. ^(ai)And this shall come to pass, if you will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God."