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א בַּחֹדֶשׁ, הַשְּׁמִינִי, בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם, לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ--הָיָה דְבַר-יְהוָה, אֶל-זְכַרְיָה בֶּן-בֶּרֶכְיָה, בֶּן-עִדּוֹ הַנָּבִיא, לֵאמֹר.
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Zechariah began to prophesy in the same year as Aggeus, and upon the same occasion. His prophecy is full of mysterious figures and promises of blessings, partly relating to the synagogue, and partly to the church of Christ. (For more information, see the article [https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15741b.htm ZACHARIAS] in the Catholic Encyclopedia.)[https://www.newadvent.org/bible/zec000.htm]
==Chapter .1==
[1] In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechari'ah the son of Berechi'ah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
[1] In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechari'ah the son of Berechi'ah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
[2] "The LORD was very angry with your fathers.
[2] "The LORD was very angry with your fathers.
[20] Then the LORD showed me four smiths.
[20] Then the LORD showed me four smiths.
[21] And I said, "What are these coming to do?" He answered, "These are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man raised his head; and these have come to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the nations who lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it."
[21] And I said, "What are these coming to do?" He answered, "These are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man raised his head; and these have come to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the nations who lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it."
==Chapter .2==
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Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.
Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.
==Chapter .3==
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[9] For behold, upon the stone which I have set before Joshua, upon a single stone with seven facets, I will engrave its inscription, says the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the guilt of this land in a single day.
[9] For behold, upon the stone which I have set before Joshua, upon a single stone with seven facets, I will engrave its inscription, says the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the guilt of this land in a single day.
[10] In that day, says the LORD of hosts, every one of you will invite his neighbor under his vine and under his fig tree."
[10] In that day, says the LORD of hosts, every one of you will invite his neighbor under his vine and under his fig tree."
==Chapter .4==
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[13] He said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
[13] He said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
[14] Then he said, "These are the two anointed who stand by the Lord of the whole earth."
[14] Then he said, "These are the two anointed who stand by the Lord of the whole earth."
==Chapter .5==
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[10] Then I said to the angel who talked with me, "Where are they taking the ephah?"
[10] Then I said to the angel who talked with me, "Where are they taking the ephah?"
[11] He said to me, "To the land of Shinar, to build a house for it; and when this is prepared, they will set the ephah down there on its base."
[11] He said to me, "To the land of Shinar, to build a house for it; and when this is prepared, they will set the ephah down there on its base."
==Chapter .6==
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"And those who are far off shall come and help to build the temple of the LORD; and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. And this shall come to pass, if you will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God."
"And those who are far off shall come and help to build the temple of the LORD; and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. And this shall come to pass, if you will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God."
==Chapter .7==
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[1]In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechari'ah in the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev.
In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechari'ah in the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev.
[2] Now the people of Bethel had sent Share'zer and Reg'em-mel'ech and their men, to entreat the favor of the LORD,
[2] Now the people of Bethel had sent Share'zer and Reg'em-mel'ech and their men, to entreat the favor of the LORD,
[6] And when you eat and when you drink, do you not eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves?
[6] And when you eat and when you drink, do you not eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves?
[7] When Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, with her cities round about her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited, were not these the words which the LORD proclaimed by the former prophets?"
[7] When Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, with her cities round about her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited, were not these the words which the LORD proclaimed by the former prophets?"
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[8]And the word of the LORD came to Zechari'ah, saying,
And the word of the LORD came to Zechari'ah, saying,
[9] "Thus says the LORD of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy each to his brother,
[9] "Thus says the LORD of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy each to his brother,
[10] do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart."
[10] do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart."
[11] But they refused to hearken, and turned a stubborn shoulder, and stopped their ears that they might not hear.
[11] <u>But they refused to hearken, and turned a stubborn shoulder, and stopped their ears that they might not hear.
[12] They made their hearts like adamant lest they should hear the law and the words which the LORD of hosts had sent by his Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore great wrath came from the LORD of hosts.
[12] They made their hearts like adamant lest they should hear the law and the words which the LORD of hosts had sent by his Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore great wrath came from the LORD of hosts.
[13] "As I called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear," says the LORD of hosts,
[13] "As I called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear," says the LORD of hosts,</u>
[14] "and I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they had not known. Thus the land they left was desolate, so that no one went to and fro, and the pleasant land was made desolate."
[14] "and I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they had not known. Thus the land they left was desolate, so that no one went to and fro, and the pleasant land was made desolate."
==Chapter .8==
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[22] Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of the LORD.
[22] Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of the LORD.
[23] Thus says the LORD of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, `Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'"
[23] Thus says the LORD of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, `Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'"
==Chapter .9==
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[1] An Oracle
An Oracle
The word of the LORD is against the land of Hadrach
The word of the LORD is against the land of Hadrach
and will rest upon Damascus.
and will rest upon Damascus.
no oppressor shall again overrun them,
no oppressor shall again overrun them,
for now I see with my own eyes.
for now I see with my own eyes.
[9] Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
[9] <u>Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Lo, your king comes to you;
Lo, your king comes to you;
triumphant and victorious is he,
triumphant and victorious is he,
humble and riding on an ass,
humble and riding on an ass,
on a colt the foal of an ass.
on a colt the foal of an ass.</u>
[10] I will cut off the chariot from E'phraim
[10] I will cut off the chariot from E'phraim
and the war horse from Jerusalem;
and the war horse from Jerusalem;
and new wine the maidens.
and new wine the maidens.
==Chapter .10==
[1]
[1] Ask rain from the LORD
Ask rain from the LORD
in the season of the spring rain,
in the season of the spring rain,
from the LORD who makes the storm clouds,
from the LORD who makes the storm clouds,
who gives men showers of rain,
who gives men showers of rain,
to every one the vegetation in the field.
to every one the vegetation in the field.
[2] For the teraphim utter nonsense,
[2] <u>For the teraphim utter nonsense,
and the diviners see lies;
and the diviners see lies;
the dreamers tell false dreams,
the dreamers tell false dreams,
and give empty consolation.
and give empty consolation.
Therefore the people wander like sheep;
Therefore the people wander like sheep;
they are afflicted for want of a shepherd.
they are afflicted for want of a shepherd.</u>
[3] "My anger is hot against the shepherds,
[3] "My anger is hot against the shepherds,
and I will punish the leaders;
and I will punish the leaders;
and they shall glory in his name," says the LORD.
and they shall glory in his name," says the LORD.
==Chapter .11==
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his right eye utterly blinded!"
his right eye utterly blinded!"
==Chapter .12==
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[13] the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the Shim'e-ites by itself, and their wives by themselves;
[13] the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the Shim'e-ites by itself, and their wives by themselves;
[14] and all the families that are left, each by itself, and their wives by themselves.
[14] and all the families that are left, each by itself, and their wives by themselves.
==Chapter .13==
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[1]"On that day there shall be a fountain opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to cleanse them from sin and uncleanness.
"On that day there shall be a fountain opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to cleanse them from sin and uncleanness.
"And on that day, says the LORD of hosts, I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, so that they shall be remembered no more; and also I will remove from the land the prophets and the unclean spirit.
[2]"And on that day, says the LORD of hosts, I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, so that they shall be remembered no more; and also I will remove from the land the prophets and the unclean spirit.
[3] And if any one again appears as a prophet, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, `You shall not live, for you speak lies in the name of the LORD'; and his father and mother who bore him shall pierce him through when he prophesies.
[3] And if any one again appears as a prophet, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, `You shall not live, for you speak lies in the name of the LORD'; and his father and mother who bore him shall pierce him through when he prophesies.
[4] On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies; he will not put on a hairy mantle in order to deceive,
[4] On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies; he will not put on a hairy mantle in order to deceive,
[5] but he will say, `I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the soil; for the land has been my possession since my youth.'
[5] but he will say, `I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the soil; for the land has been my possession since my youth.'
[6] And if one asks him, `What are these wounds on your back?' he will say, `The wounds I received in the house of my friends.'"
[6] <u>And if one asks him, `What are these wounds on your back?' he will say, `The wounds I received in the house of my friends.'"</u>
[7] "Awake, O sword, against my shepherd,
[7] "Awake, O sword, against my shepherd,
against the man who stands next to me," says the LORD of hosts.
against the man who stands next to me," says the LORD of hosts.
and they will say, `The LORD is my God.'"
and they will say, `The LORD is my God.'"
==Chapter .14==
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