1:1 In
the
eighth
month,
in
the
second
year
of
Darius,
the
word
of
the
LORD
came
to
the
prophet
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Berechiah,
son
of
Iddo,
saying,
1:2 "The
LORD
was
very
angry
with
your
fathers.
1:3 Therefore
say
to
them,
Thus
declares
the
LORD
of
hosts:
Return
to
me,
says
the
LORD
of
hosts,
and
I
will
return
to
you,
says
the
LORD
of
hosts.
1:4 Do
not
be
like
your
fathers,
to
whom
the
former
prophets
cried
out,
'Thus
says
the
LORD
of
hosts,
Return
from
your
evil
ways
and
from
your
evil
deeds.'
But
they
did
not
hear
or
pay
attention
to
me,
declares
the
LORD.
1:5 Your
fathers,
where
are
they
And
the
prophets,
do
they
live
forever
1:6 But
my
words
and
my
statutes,
which
I
commanded
my
servants
the
prophets,
did
they
not
overtake
your
fathers
So
they
repented
and
said,
As
the
LORD
of
hosts
purposed
to
deal
with
us
for
our
ways
and
deeds,
so
has
he
dealt
with
us."
1:7 On
the
twenty-fourth
day
of
the
eleventh
month,
which
is
the
month
of
Shebat,
in
the
second
year
of
Darius,
the
word
of
the
LORD
came
to
the
prophet
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Berechiah,
son
of
Iddo,
saying,
1:8 "I
saw
in
the
night,
and
behold,
a
man
riding
on
a
red
horse!
He
was
standing
among
the
myrtle
trees
in
the
glen,
and
behind
him
were
red,
sorrel,
and
white
horses.
1:9 Then
I
said,
'What
are
these,
my
lord'
The
angel
who
talked
with
me
said
to
me,
'I
will
show
you
what
they
are.'
1:10 So
the
man
who
was
standing
among
the
myrtle
trees
answered,
'These
are
they
whom
the
LORD
has
sent
to
patrol
the
earth.'
1:11 And
they
answered
the
angel
of
the
LORD
who
was
standing
among
the
myrtle
trees,
and
said,
'We
have
patrolled
the
earth,
and
behold,
all
the
earth
remains
at
rest.'
1:12 Then
the
angel
of
the
LORD
said,
'O
LORD
of
hosts,
how
long
will
you
have
no
mercy
on
Jerusalem
and
the
cities
of
Judah,
against
which
you
have
been
angry
these
seventy
years'
1:13 And
the
LORD
answered
gracious
and
comforting
words
to
the
angel
who
talked
with
me.
1:14 So
the
angel
who
talked
with
me
said
to
me,
'Cry
out,
Thus
says
the
LORD
of
hosts:
I
am
exceedingly
jealous
for
Jerusalem
and
for
Zion.
1:15 And
I
am
exceedingly
angry
with
the
nations
that
are
at
ease;
for
while
I
was
angry
but
a
little,
they
furthered
the
disaster.
1:16 Therefore,
thus
says
the
LORD,
I
have
returned
to
Jerusalem
with
mercy;
my
house
shall
be
built
in
it,
declares
the
LORD
of
hosts,
and
the
measuring
line
shall
be
stretched
out
over
Jerusalem.
1:17 Cry
out
again,
Thus
says
the
LORD
of
hosts:
My
cities
shall
again
overflow
with
prosperity,
and
the
LORD
will
again
comfort
Zion
and
again
choose
Jerusalem.'"
1:18 And
I
lifted
my
eyes
and
saw,
and
behold,
four
horns!
1:19 And
I
said
to
the
angel
who
talked
with
me,
"What
are
these"
And
he
said
to
me,
"These
are
the
horns
that
have
scattered
Judah,
Israel,
and
Jerusalem."
1:20 Then
the
LORD
showed
me
four
craftsmen.
1:21 And
I
said,
"What
are
these
coming
to
do"
He
said,
"These
are
the
horns
that
scattered
Judah,
so
that
no
one
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."