Thematic Bible
Zechariah 1:1 (show verse)
In the eighth month of the second year [of the reign] of Darius [the king of Persia], the word of the Lord came to Zechariah (the Lord remembers) the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
Barachiah » Also called berechiah, father of zechariah
Berechiah » Son of iddo
Darius » Emancipator of israel
Darius » King of persia » Emancipates the jews
Holy spirit » Inspiration of » The prophets » Zechariah
Iddo » Ancestor of zechariah
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Zechariah
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Zechariah son of iddo
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as » Zechariah
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Zechariah
Zechariah » A prophet
Zechariah » The prophet » Prophesied during the reign of darius
Berechiah » Son of iddo
Darius » Emancipator of israel
Darius » King of persia » Emancipates the jews
Holy spirit » Inspiration of » The prophets » Zechariah
Iddo » Ancestor of zechariah
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Zechariah
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Zechariah son of iddo
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as » Zechariah
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Zechariah
Zechariah » A prophet
Zechariah » The prophet » Prophesied during the reign of darius
Zechariah 1:2 (show verse)
“The Lord was extremely angry with your fathers.
Zechariah 1:3 (show verse)
Therefore say to the Jews, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts (armies), “Return to Me,” declares the Lord of hosts, “and I shall return to you.
Zechariah 1:4 (show verse)
Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Repent [that is, change your way of thinking] and return now from your evil way [of life] and from your evil deeds.”’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me,” declares the Lord.
Zechariah 1:5 (show verse)
“Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever?
Zechariah 1:6 (show verse)
But did not My words (warnings) and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? Then they repented and said, ‘As the Lord of hosts planned to do to us [in discipline and punishment], in accordance with our ways and our deeds, so has He dealt with us.’”’”
Zechariah 1:7 (show verse)
On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month (Feb 15, 519 b.c.), which is the month of Shebat, in the second year of [the reign of] Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah the prophet, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, as follows:
Barachiah » Also called berechiah, father of zechariah
Berechiah » Son of iddo
Iddo » Ancestor of zechariah
Month » Sebat (february)
Months » Names of the twelve » Eleventh, sebat
Months » 11 sebat, february
Prophecy » Respecting individuals, see under their names » the word of the lord came to," etc., To » Zechariah
Sebat » The eleventh month (february)
Zechariah » The prophet » Prophesied during the reign of darius
Berechiah » Son of iddo
Iddo » Ancestor of zechariah
Month » Sebat (february)
Months » Names of the twelve » Eleventh, sebat
Months » 11 sebat, february
Prophecy » Respecting individuals, see under their names » the word of the lord came to," etc., To » Zechariah
Sebat » The eleventh month (february)
Zechariah » The prophet » Prophesied during the reign of darius
Zechariah 1:8 (show verse)
In the night I saw [a vision] and behold, a Man was riding on a red horse, and it stood among the myrtle trees that were in the ravine; and behind Him were horses: red, sorrel (reddish-brown), and white.
Zechariah 1:9 (show verse)
Then I said, “O my lord, what are these?” And the angel who was speaking with me said, “I will show you what these are.”
Zechariah 1:10 (show verse)
And the Man who stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, “These are the ones whom the Lord has sent to go throughout the earth and patrol it.”
Zechariah 1:11 (show verse)
And the men on the horses answered the Angel of the Lord who stood among the myrtle trees and said, “We have gone throughout the earth [patrolling it] and behold, all the earth sits at rest [in peace and free from war].”
Zechariah 1:12 (show verse)
Then the Angel of the Lord said, “O Lord of hosts, how long will You withhold mercy and compassion from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, against which You have had indignation and anger these seventy years [of the Babylonian captivity]?”
Zechariah 1:13 (show verse)
And the Lord answered the angel who was speaking with me with gracious and comforting words.
Zechariah 1:14 (show verse)
So the angel who was speaking with me said to me, “Proclaim, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “I am jealous [with a burning, fiery passion] for Jerusalem and for Zion [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine] with a great jealousy.
Zechariah 1:15 (show verse)
But I am very angry with the nations who are at ease and feel secure; for while I was only a little angry, they furthered the disaster [against the people of Israel].”
Zechariah 1:16 (show verse)
Therefore, thus says the Lord, “I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy and compassion. My house shall be built in it,” says the Lord of hosts, “and a measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.”’
Zechariah 1:17 (show verse)
Proclaim again, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “My cities shall again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord shall again comfort Zion and again choose Jerusalem.”’”
Zechariah 1:18 (show verse)
Then I looked up, and saw four horns (powers)!
Zechariah 1:19 (show verse)
So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these?” And he answered me, “These are the horns [the powerful Gentile nations] that have scattered Judah (the Southern Kingdom), Israel (the Northern Kingdom), and Jerusalem (capital city of Judah).”
Zechariah 1:20 (show verse)
Then the Lord showed me four craftsmen.
Zechariah 1:21 (show verse)
I asked, “What are these [horns and craftsmen] coming to do?” And he said, “These are the horns (powers) that have scattered Judah so that no man raised up his head [because of the suffering inflicted by the Gentile nations]. But these craftsmen have come to terrify them and make them panic, and throw down the horns of the nations who have lifted up their horns against the land of Judah in order to scatter it.”