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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Zechariah 1 NET Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/zechariah/1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/zechariah/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NET Bible</a> > Zechariah 1</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../haggai/2.htm" title="Haggai 2">◄</a> Zechariah 1 <a href="../zechariah/2.htm" title="Zechariah 2">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">NET Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/net/esv/zechariah/1.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="title">Introduction</p><p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>In the eighth month of Darius’ second year, the word of the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> came to the prophet Zechariah, son of Berechiah son of Iddo, as follows:</p> <p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> was very angry with your ancestors. <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Therefore say to the people: The <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> who rules over all says, “Turn to me,” says the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> who rules over all, “and I will turn to you,” says the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> who rules over all. <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the former prophets called out, saying, ‘The <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> who rules over all says, “Turn now from your evil wickedness,”’ but they would by no means obey me,” says the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“As for your ancestors, where are they? And did the prophets live forever? <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>But have my words and statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, not outlived your fathers? Then they paid attention and confessed, ‘The <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> who rules over all has indeed done what he said he would do to us, because of our sinful ways.’”</p> <p class="title">The Introduction to the Visions</p><p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month <i>Shebat</i>, in Darius’ second year, the word of the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah son of Iddo, as follows:</p> <p class="title">The Content of the First Vision</p><p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I was attentive that night and saw a man seated on a red horse that stood among some myrtle trees in the ravine. Behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.</p> <p class="title">The Interpretation of the First Vision</p><p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Then I asked one nearby, “What are these, sir?” The angelic messenger who replied to me said, “I will show you what these are.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then the man standing among the myrtle trees spoke up and said, “These are the ones whom the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> has sent to walk about on the earth.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The riders then agreed with the angel of the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span>, who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have been walking about on the earth, and now everything is at rest and quiet.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The angel of the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> then asked, “<span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> who rules over all, how long before you have compassion on Jerusalem and the other cities of Judah which you have been so angry with for these seventy years?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> then addressed good, comforting words to the angelic messenger who was speaking to me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Turning to me, the messenger then said, “Cry out that the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> who rules over all says, ‘I am very much moved for Jerusalem and for Zion. <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But I am greatly displeased with the nations that take my grace for granted. I was a little displeased with them, but they have only made things worse for themselves.</p> <p class="title">The Oracle of Response</p><p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“‘Therefore,’ says the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span>, ‘I have become compassionate toward Jerusalem and will rebuild my temple in it,’ says the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> who rules over all. ‘Once more a surveyor’s measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Speak up again with the message of the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> who rules over all: ‘My cities will once more overflow with prosperity, and once more the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> will comfort Zion and validate his choice of Jerusalem.’”</p> <p class="title">Vision Two: The Four Horns</p><p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span><v id="(2:1)" /> Once again I looked and this time I saw four horns. <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>So I asked the angelic messenger who spoke with me, “What are these?” He replied, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Next the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> showed me four blacksmiths. <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/1-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>I asked, “What are these going to do?” He answered, “These horns are the ones that have scattered Judah so that there is no one to be seen. 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