1 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.
2 In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second
chariot black horses;
3 And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth
chariot grisled and bay horses.
4 Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me,
What are these, my lord?
5 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.
6 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.
7 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.
8 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.
9 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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