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4. Don't be like your ancestors who would not listen or pay attention when the earlier prophets said to them, 'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: Turn from your evil ways, and stop all your evil practices.'
5. "Where are your ancestors now? They and the prophets are long dead.
6. But everything I said through my servants the prophets happened to your ancestors, just as I said. As a result, they repented and said, 'We have received what we deserved from the LORD of Heaven's Armies. He has done what he said he would do.'"A Man among the Myrtle Trees
6. But everything I said through my servants the prophets happened to your ancestors, just as I said. As a result, they repented and said, 'We have received what we deserved from the LORD of Heaven's Armies. He has done what he said he would do.'"
A Man among the Myrtle Trees
7. Three months later, on February 15, the LORD sent another message to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo.
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9. I asked the angel who was talking with me, "My lord, what do these horses mean?"
"I will show you," the angel replied.
10. The rider standing among the myrtle trees then explained, "They are the ones the LORD has sent out to patrol the earth."
11. Then the other riders reported to the angel of the LORD, who was standing among the myrtle trees, "We have been patrolling the earth, and the whole earth is at peace."
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16. "'Therefore, this is what the LORD says: I have returned to show mercy to Jerusalem. My Temple will be rebuilt, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, and measurements will be taken for the reconstruction of Jerusalem.'
17. "Say this also: 'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: The towns of Israel will again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem as his own.'"Four Horns and Four Blacksmiths
17. "Say this also: 'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: The towns of Israel will again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem as his own.'"
Four Horns and Four Blacksmiths
18. Then I looked up and saw four animal horns.
19. "What are these?" I asked the angel who was talking with me.
He replied, "These horns represent the nations that scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem."
20. Then the LORD showed me four blacksmiths.
21. "What are these men coming to do?" I asked.
The angel replied, "These four horns--these nations--scattered and humbled Judah. Now these blacksmiths have come to terrify those nations and throw them down and destroy them."

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# Chapter 2
1. When I looked again, I saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
2. "Where are you going?" I asked.
He replied, "I am going to measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is."
3. Then the angel who was with me went to meet a second angel who was coming toward him.
4. The other angel said, "Hurry, and say to that young man, 'Jerusalem will someday be so full of people and livestock that there won't be room enough for everyone! Many will live outside the city walls.
5. Then I, myself, will be a protective wall of fire around Jerusalem, says the LORD. And I will be the glory inside the city!'"The Exiles Are Called Home
5. Then I, myself, will be a protective wall of fire around Jerusalem, says the LORD. And I will be the glory inside the city!'"
The Exiles Are Called Home
6. The LORD says, "Come away! Flee from Babylon in the land of the north, for I have scattered you to the four winds.
7. Come away, people of Zion, you who are exiled in Babylon!"
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13. Be silent before the LORD, all humanity, for he is springing into action from his holy dwelling."

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10. "And on that day, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, each of you will invite your neighbor to sit with you peacefully under your own grapevine and fig tree."

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# Chapter 4
1. Then the angel who had been talking with me returned and woke me, as though I had been asleep.
2. "What do you see now?" he asked.
I answered, "I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl of oil on top of it. Around the bowl are seven lamps, each having seven spouts with wicks.
3. And I see two olive trees, one on each side of the bowl."
4. Then I asked the angel, "What are these, my lord? What do they mean?"
5. "Don't you know?" the angel asked.
"No, my lord," I replied.
6. Then he said to me, "This is what the LORD says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
7. Nothing, not even a mighty mountain, will stand in Zerubbabel's way; it will become a level plain before him! And when Zerubbabel sets the final stone of the Temple in place, the people will shout: 'May God bless it! May God bless it!'"
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12. and what are the two olive branches that pour out golden oil through two gold tubes?"
13. "Don't you know?" he asked.
"No, my lord," I replied.
14. Then he said to me, "They represent the two anointed ones who stand in the court of the Lord of all the earth."

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"I see a flying scroll," I replied. "It appears to be about 30 feet long and 15 feet wide."
3. Then he said to me, "This scroll contains the curse that is going out over the entire land. One side of the scroll says that those who steal will be banished from the land; the other side says that those who swear falsely will be banished from the land.
4. And this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: I am sending this curse into the house of every thief and into the house of everyone who swears falsely using my name. And my curse will remain in that house and completely destroy it--even its timbers and stones."A Woman in a Basket
4. And this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: I am sending this curse into the house of every thief and into the house of everyone who swears falsely using my name. And my curse will remain in that house and completely destroy it--even its timbers and stones."
A Woman in a Basket
5. Then the angel who was talking with me came forward and said, "Look up and see what's coming."
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11. He replied, "To the land of Babylonia, where they will build a temple for the basket. And when the temple is ready, they will set the basket there on its pedestal."

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7. The powerful horses were eager to set out to patrol the earth. And the LORD said, "Go and patrol the earth!" So they left at once on their patrol.
8. Then the LORD summoned me and said, "Look, those who went north have vented the anger of my Spirit there in the land of the north."The Crowning of Jeshua
8. Then the LORD summoned me and said, "Look, those who went north have vented the anger of my Spirit there in the land of the north."
The Crowning of Jeshua
9. Then I received another message from the LORD:
10. "Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah will bring gifts of silver and gold from the Jews exiled in Babylon. As soon as they arrive, meet them at the home of Josiah son of Zephaniah.
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15. People will come from distant lands to rebuild the Temple of the LORD. And when this happens, you will know that my messages have been from the LORD of Heaven's Armies. All this will happen if you carefully obey what the LORD your God says.

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14. As with a whirlwind, I scattered them among the distant nations, where they lived as strangers. Their land became so desolate that no one even traveled through it. They turned their pleasant land into a desert."

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23. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: In those days ten men from different nations and languages of the world will clutch at the sleeve of one Jew. And they will say, 'Please let us walk with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'"

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1. This is the message from the LORD against the land of Aram and the city of Damascus, for the eyes of humanity, including all the tribes of Israel, are on the LORD.
2. Doom is certain for Hamath,
near Damascus,
near Damascus,
and for the cities of Tyre and Sidon,
though they are so clever.
though they are so clever.
3. Tyre has built a strong fortress
and has made silver and gold
as plentiful as dust in the streets!
and has made silver and gold
as plentiful as dust in the streets!
4. But now the Lord will strip away Tyre's possessions
and hurl its fortifications into the sea,
and it will be burned to the ground.
and hurl its fortifications into the sea,
and it will be burned to the ground.
5. The city of Ashkelon will see Tyre fall
and will be filled with fear.
and will be filled with fear.
Gaza will shake with terror,
as will Ekron, for their hopes will be dashed.
as will Ekron, for their hopes will be dashed.
Gaza's king will be killed,
and Ashkelon will be deserted.
and Ashkelon will be deserted.
6. Foreigners will occupy the city of Ashdod.
I will destroy the pride of the Philistines.
I will destroy the pride of the Philistines.
7. I will grab the bloody meat from their mouths
and snatch the detestable sacrifices from their teeth.
and snatch the detestable sacrifices from their teeth.
Then the surviving Philistines will worship our God
and become like a clan in Judah.
The Philistines of Ekron will join my people,
as the ancient Jebusites once did.
as the ancient Jebusites once did.
8. I will guard my Temple
and protect it from invading armies.
and protect it from invading armies.
I am watching closely to ensure
that no more foreign oppressors overrun my people's land.Zion's Coming King
that no more foreign oppressors overrun my people's land.
Zion's Coming King
9. Rejoice, O people of Zion!
Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem!
Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem!
Look, your king is coming to you.
He is righteous and victorious,
yet he is humble, riding on a donkey--
riding on a donkey's colt.
riding on a donkey's colt.
10. I will remove the battle chariots from Israel
and the warhorses from Jerusalem.
and the warhorses from Jerusalem.
I will destroy all the weapons used in battle,
and your king will bring peace to the nations.
and your king will bring peace to the nations.
His realm will stretch from sea to sea
and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
11. Because of the covenant I made with you,
sealed with blood,
sealed with blood,
I will free your prisoners
from death in a waterless dungeon.
from death in a waterless dungeon.
12. Come back to the place of safety,
all you prisoners who still have hope!
all you prisoners who still have hope!
I promise this very day
that I will repay two blessings for each of your troubles.
that I will repay two blessings for each of your troubles.
13. Judah is my bow,
and Israel is my arrow.
and Israel is my arrow.
Jerusalem is my sword,
and like a warrior, I will brandish it against the Greeks.
14. The LORD will appear above his people;
his arrows will fly like lightning!
his arrows will fly like lightning!
The Sovereign LORD will sound the ram's horn
and attack like a whirlwind from the southern desert.
and attack like a whirlwind from the southern desert.
15. The LORD of Heaven's Armies will protect his people,
and they will defeat their enemies by hurling great stones.
and they will defeat their enemies by hurling great stones.
They will shout in battle as though drunk with wine.
They will be filled with blood like a bowl,
drenched with blood like the corners of the altar.
They will be filled with blood like a bowl,
drenched with blood like the corners of the altar.
16. On that day the LORD their God will rescue his people,
just as a shepherd rescues his sheep.
just as a shepherd rescues his sheep.
They will sparkle in his land
like jewels in a crown.
like jewels in a crown.
17. How wonderful and beautiful they will be!
The young men will thrive on abundant grain,
and the young women will flourish on new wine.
The young men will thrive on abundant grain,
and the young women will flourish on new wine.

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# Chapter 10
1. Ask the LORD for rain in the spring,
for he makes the storm clouds.
for he makes the storm clouds.
And he will send showers of rain
so every field becomes a lush pasture.
so every field becomes a lush pasture.
2. Household gods give worthless advice,
fortune-tellers predict only lies,
fortune-tellers predict only lies,
and interpreters of dreams pronounce
falsehoods that give no comfort.
falsehoods that give no comfort.
So my people are wandering like lost sheep;
they are attacked because they have no shepherd.
they are attacked because they have no shepherd.
3. "My anger burns against your shepherds,
and I will punish these leaders.
For the LORD of Heaven's Armies has arrived
to look after Judah, his flock.
to look after Judah, his flock.
He will make them strong and glorious,
like a proud warhorse in battle.
like a proud warhorse in battle.
4. From Judah will come the cornerstone,
the tent peg,
the tent peg,
the bow for battle,
and all the rulers.
and all the rulers.
5. They will be like mighty warriors in battle,
trampling their enemies in the mud under their feet.
trampling their enemies in the mud under their feet.
Since the LORD is with them as they fight,
they will overthrow even the enemy's horsemen.
they will overthrow even the enemy's horsemen.
6. "I will strengthen Judah and save Israel;
I will restore them because of my compassion.
I will restore them because of my compassion.
It will be as though I had never rejected them,
for I am the LORD their God, who will hear their cries.
7. The people of Israel will become like mighty warriors,
and their hearts will be made happy as if by wine.
and their hearts will be made happy as if by wine.
Their children, too, will see it and be glad;
their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.
8. When I whistle to them, they will come running,
for I have redeemed them.
for I have redeemed them.
From the few who are left,
they will grow as numerous as they were before.
they will grow as numerous as they were before.
9. Though I have scattered them like seeds among the nations,
they will still remember me in distant lands.
they will still remember me in distant lands.
They and their children will survive
and return again to Israel.
and return again to Israel.
10. I will bring them back from Egypt
and gather them from Assyria.
and gather them from Assyria.
I will resettle them in Gilead and Lebanon
until there is no more room for them all.
until there is no more room for them all.
11. They will pass safely through the sea of distress,
for the waves of the sea will be held back,
and the waters of the Nile will dry up.
for the waves of the sea will be held back,
and the waters of the Nile will dry up.
The pride of Assyria will be crushed,
and the rule of Egypt will end.
and the rule of Egypt will end.
12. By my power I will make my people strong,
and by my authority they will go wherever they wish.
and by my authority they will go wherever they wish.
I, the LORD, have spoken!"

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# Chapter 11
1. Open your doors, Lebanon,
so that fire may devour your cedar forests.
so that fire may devour your cedar forests.
2. Weep, you cypress trees, for all the ruined cedars;
the most majestic ones have fallen.
the most majestic ones have fallen.
Weep, you oaks of Bashan,
for the thick forests have been cut down.
for the thick forests have been cut down.
3. Listen to the wailing of the shepherds,
for their rich pastures are destroyed.
for their rich pastures are destroyed.
Hear the young lions roaring,
for their thickets in the Jordan Valley are ruined.The Good and Evil Shepherds
for their thickets in the Jordan Valley are ruined.
The Good and Evil Shepherds
4. This is what the LORD my God says: "Go and care for the flock that is intended for slaughter.
5. The buyers slaughter their sheep without remorse. The sellers say, 'Praise the LORD! Now I'm rich!' Even the shepherds have no compassion for them.
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7. So I cared for the flock intended for slaughter--the flock that was oppressed. Then I took two shepherd's staffs and named one Favor and the other Union.
8. I got rid of their three evil shepherds in a single month.
But I became impatient with these sheep, and they hated me, too.
9. So I told them, "I won't be your shepherd any longer. If you die, you die. If you are killed, you are killed. And let those who remain devour each other!"
10. Then I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, showing that I had revoked the covenant I had made with all the nations.
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16. This illustrates how I will give this nation a shepherd who will not care for those who are dying, nor look after the young, nor heal the injured, nor feed the healthy. Instead, this shepherd will eat the meat of the fattest sheep and tear off their hooves.
17. "What sorrow awaits this worthless shepherd
who abandons the flock!
who abandons the flock!
The sword will cut his arm
and pierce his right eye.
and pierce his right eye.
His arm will become useless,
and his right eye completely blind."
and his right eye completely blind."

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14. Each of the surviving clans from Judah will mourn separately, and with the husbands separate from their wives.

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4. "On that day people will be ashamed to claim the prophetic gift. No one will pretend to be a prophet by wearing prophet's clothes.
5. He will say, 'I'm no prophet; I'm a farmer. I began working for a farmer as a boy.'
6. And if someone asks, 'Then what about those wounds on your chest?' he will say, 'I was wounded at my friends' house!'The Scattering of the Sheep
6. And if someone asks, 'Then what about those wounds on your chest?' he will say, 'I was wounded at my friends' house!'
The Scattering of the Sheep
7. "Awake, O sword, against my shepherd,
the man who is my partner,"
the man who is my partner,"
says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
"Strike down the shepherd,
and the sheep will be scattered,
and I will turn against the lambs.
and the sheep will be scattered,
and I will turn against the lambs.
8. Two-thirds of the people in the land
will be cut off and die," says the LORD.
"But one-third will be left in the land.
"But one-third will be left in the land.
9. I will bring that group through the fire
and make them pure.
and make them pure.
I will refine them like silver
and purify them like gold.
and purify them like gold.
They will call on my name,
and I will answer them.
and I will answer them.
I will say, 'These are my people,'
and they will say, 'The LORD is our God.'"

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21. In fact, every cooking pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Heaven's Armies. All who come to worship will be free to use any of these pots to boil their sacrifices. And on that day there will no longer be traders in the Temple of the LORD of Heaven's Armies.