¶ And I turned¹, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four² chariots out from between two mountains; and the³ mountains were mountains of brass.

In the first chariot were red⁴ horses; and in the second chariot black⁵ horses;

And in the third chariot white⁶ horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled⁷ and bay⁸ horses.

Then I answered and said unto⁹ the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?

And the angel answered and said unto me, These¹⁰ are the four spirits¹¹ of the heavens, which go¹² forth from standing before the Lord¹³ of all the earth.

The black horses which are therein go forth into the north¹⁴ country; and the white go forth after¹⁵ them; and the grisled go forth toward¹⁶ the south country.

And the bay¹⁷ went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.

Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted¹⁸ my spirit in the north country.

¶¹⁹And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

¶ Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which²⁰ are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son²¹ of Zephaniah;

Then take silver and gold, and make²² crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua²³ the son of Josedech, the high priest;

And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold²⁴ the man whose²⁵ name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place,²⁶ and he shall build the temple of the LORD:

Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear²⁷ the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest²⁸ upon his throne: and the²⁹ counsel of peace shall be between them both.

And the crowns shall be to Helem³⁰, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial³¹ in the temple of the LORD.

And they³² that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye³³ shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this³⁴ shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.