And I
turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and,
behold, there came four chariots out from between
two mountains; and the mountains were mountains
of brass.
02 In the first chariot were red horses; and in
the second chariot black horses;
03 And in the third chariot white horses; and in
the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
04 Then I answered and said unto the angel that
talked with me, What are these, my lord?
05 And the angel answered and said unto me, These
are the four spirits of the heavens, which go
forth from standing before the Lord of all the
earth.
06 The black horses which are therein go forth
into the north country; and the white go forth
after them; and the grisled go forth toward the
south country.
07 And the bay went forth, and sought to go that
they might walk to and fro through the earth: and
he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through
the earth. So they walked to and fro through the
earth.
08 Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me,
saying, Behold, these that go toward the north
country have quieted my spirit in the north
country.
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09 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
10 Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai,
of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from
Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into
the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;
11 Then take silver and gold, and make crowns,
and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of
Josedech, the high priest;
12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the
Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name
is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his
place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord:
13 Even he shall build the temple of the Lord;
and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and
rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest
upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall
be between them both.
14 And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to
Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of
Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the
Lord.
15 And they that are far off shall come and build
in the temple of the Lord, and ye shall know that
the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this
shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey
the voice of the Lord your God.
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