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12 Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Here is the man called the Branch. He will branch out from where he is and build the Temple of the Lord. 13 Yes, he will build the Temple of the Lord. Then he will receive royal honor and will rule as king from his throne. He will also serve as priest from his throne,[a] and there will be perfect harmony between his two roles.’

14 “The crown will be a memorial in the Temple of the Lord to honor those who gave it—Heldai,[b] Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Josiah[c] son of Zephaniah.”

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Footnotes

  1. 6:13 Or There will be a priest by his throne.
  2. 6:14a As in Syriac version (compare 6:10); Hebrew reads Helem.
  3. 6:14b As in Syriac version (compare 6:10); Hebrew reads Hen.

12 Tell him this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Here is the man whose name is the Branch,(A) and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the Lord.(B) 13 It is he who will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he[a] will be a priest(C) on his throne. And there will be harmony between the two.’ 14 The crown will be given to Heldai,[b] Tobijah, Jedaiah and Hen[c] son of Zephaniah as a memorial(D) in the temple of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 6:13 Or there
  2. Zechariah 6:14 Syriac; Hebrew Helem
  3. Zechariah 6:14 Or and the gracious one, the