1   I looked up again and saw four chariots coming out between two mountains, and the mountains were made of copper. ^note 2   The first chariot had bay horses, 3   the second black, the third white, and the fourth dappled. ^note 4   I asked the angel who talked with me, ‘Sir, what are these?’ 5   He answered, ‘These are the four winds of heaven which have been attending the Lord of the whole earth, and they are now going forth. 6   The chariot with the black horses is going to the land of the north, that with the white to the far west, ^note that with the dappled to the south, and that with the roan to the land of the east.’ ^note 7   They were eager to go and range over the whole earth; so he said, ‘Go and range over the earth’, and the chariots did so. 8   Then he called me to look and said,

Eight visions with their interpretations ‘Those going to the land of the north have given my spirit rest in the land of the north.’

9    10   The word of the Lord came to me: Take silver and gold from the exiles, from Heldai, Tobiah, Jedaiah, and ^note Josiah son of Zephaniah, who have come back from Babylon. 11   Take it and make a crown; ^note put the crown on the head of Joshua son of Jehozadak, 12   the high priest, ^note and say to him, These are the words of the Lord of Hosts: Here is a man named the Branch; he will shoot up from the ground where he is and will build the temple of the Lord. 13   It is he who will build the temple of the Lord, he who will assume royal dignity, will be seated on his throne and govern, with a priest at his right side, ^note and concord shall prevail between them. 14   The crown shall be in the charge of Heldai, ^note Tobiah, Jedaiah, and Josiah ^note son of Zephaniah, as a memorial in the temple of the Lord.

15   Men from far away shall come and work on the building of the temple of the Lord; so shall you know that the Lord of Hosts has sent me to you. If only you will obey the Lord your God!

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