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Book of Zechariah, Chapter 6

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Chapter 6 of Zechariah—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ Then I raised my eyes again and saw; and, look! there were four chariots coming forth from between two mountains, and the mountains were copper mountains.
  2. In the first chariot there were red horses;1 and in the second chariot, black horses.2
  3. And in the third chariot there were white horses;3 and in the fourth chariot, horses speckled, parti-colored.4
  4. ¶ And I proceeded to answer and say to the angel[a] who was speaking with me: “What are these, my lord?”[b]5
  5. ¶ So the angel answered and said to me: “These are the four spirits[c]6 of the heavens that are going forth7 after having taken their station before the Lord[d]8 of the whole earth.9
  6. As for the one[e] in which the black horses are, they are going forth to the land of the north;10 and as for the white ones, they must go forth to behind the sea;[f] and as for the speckled ones, they must go forth to the land of the south.[g]11
  7. And as for the parti-colored12 ones, they must go forth and keep seeking [where] to go, in order to walk about in the earth.”13 Then he said: “Go, walk about in the earth.” And they[h] began walking about in the earth.
  8. ¶ And he proceeded to cry out to me and speak to me, saying: “See, those going forth to the land of the north are the ones that have caused the spirit14 of Jehovah[i] to rest in the land of the north.”15
  9. ¶ And the word of Jehovah continued to occur to me, saying:
  10. “Let there be a taking of something from the exiled people,16 [even] from Helʹdai and from To·biʹjah and from Je·daʹiah; and you yourself must come in that day, and you must come into the house of Jo·siʹah the son of Zeph·a·niʹah17 [with these] who have come from Babylon.[j]
  11. And you must take silver and gold and make a grand crown[k]18 and put [it] upon the head of Joshua[l]19 the son of Je·hozʹa·dak the high priest.
  12. And you must say to him,
    ¶ “‘This is what Jehovah of armies has said: “Here is the man[m]20 whose name is Sprout.21 And from his own place he will sprout, and he will certainly build the temple[n] of Jehovah.22
  13. And he himself will build the temple of Jehovah, and he, for his part, will carry [the] dignity;23 and he must sit down and rule on his throne, and he must become a priest upon his throne,24 and the very counsel of peace25 will prove to be between both of them.
  14. And the grand crown[o] itself will come to belong to Heʹlem[p] and to To·biʹjah and to Je·daʹiah26 and to Hen[q] the son of Zeph·a·niʹah as a memorial27 in the temple of Jehovah.
  15. And those who are far away will come and actually build in the temple of Jehovah.”28 And YOU people will have to know that Jehovah of armies himself has sent me to YOU.29 And it must occur—if YOU will without fail listen to the voice of Jehovah YOUR God.’”30

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, “messenger.”
  2. ^ “My lord.” Heb., ʼadho·niʹ; Gr., kyʹri·e; Lat., doʹmi·ne.
  3. ^ “Spirits.” Heb., ru·chohthʹ; LXXVg, “winds.” See Ge 1:2 ftn, “Force.”
  4. ^ “Lord of.” Heb., ʼAdhohnʹ; Gr., Ky·riʹoi; Lat., Do·mi·na·toʹre.
  5. ^ “The one,” fem., referring to the chariot, fem.
  6. ^ “Behind the sea,” by a slight change; MLXXVg, “after them”; not in the same direction but west toward the Great Sea, the Mediterranean.
  7. ^ “The south,” M(Heb., hat·teh·manʹ)TLXXSyVg.
  8. ^ “They,” fem., possibly referring to spirits.
  9. ^ “The spirit of Jehovah,” according to BHK and BHS ftns; MSyVg, “my spirit”; LXX, “my anger”; T, “[do] my will.” See App 1A.
  10. ^ “Babylon,” LXXVg; MTSy, “Babel.”
  11. ^ “A grand crown,” T; LXXmssSy, “a crown”; MLXXVg, “crowns.” Compare vs 14 ftn, “Crown.”
  12. ^ See 3:1 ftn, “Joshua.”
  13. ^ “Here is the man.” Heb., hin·neh-ʼishʹ; Gr., I·douʹ a·nerʹ; Lat., ecʹce vir. See Joh 19:5.
  14. ^ “The temple of.” Heb., heh·khalʹ; Lat., temʹplum. See Mt 23:16 ftn.
  15. ^ “Grand crown.” Lit., “crowns,” pl. to denote excellence and accompanied by a sing. verb.
  16. ^ “Helem,” MTVg; Sy, “Heldai.”
  17. ^ “Hen,” MTVg; Vgc, “Hem”; Sy, “Josiah.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Zc 1:8
  2. ^ Zc 6:6
  3. ^ Zc 1:8
  4. ^ Zc 6:7
  5. ^ Zc 1:9
  6. ^ Ps 104:4
  7. ^ Heb 1:14
  8. ^ 2Ch 18:18; Jb 1:6; Da 7:10; Lu 1:19
  9. ^ Mc 4:13; Zc 4:14
  10. ^ Is 14:31; 43:6; Je 1:14; 25:9
  11. ^ Da 11:5
  12. ^ Zc 6:3
  13. ^ Jb 1:7; 2:2
  14. ^ Jg 8:3; Ec 10:4
  15. ^ Je 51:48
  16. ^ Ezr 1:11; 7:16; 8:30; Ac 24:17
  17. ^ Zc 6:14
  18. ^ Ex 28:36
  19. ^ Hg 1:1; 2:4; Zc 3:5
  20. ^ Is 9:6; 32:1; Da 7:13; Zc 13:7; Mr 15:39; Jn 19:5
  21. ^ Is 11:1; Zc 3:8; Lu 1:32
  22. ^ Zc 8:9; Mt 16:18; Eph 2:20; Heb 3:6
  23. ^ Ps 21:5; 45:3; Is 22:24; Heb 5:5
  24. ^ Ps 110:4; Heb 3:1; 4:14; 6:20; 8:1
  25. ^ Is 9:6; Col 1:20
  26. ^ Zc 6:10
  27. ^ Ex 28:12; Jos 4:7
  28. ^ Is 56:6; 60:10
  29. ^ Zc 4:9
  30. ^ Je 7:23

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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