1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechari'ah the son of Berechi'ah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
2 "The LORD was very angry with your fathers.
3 Therefore say to them, Thus says the LORD of hosts: Return to me, says the LORD of hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of hosts.
4 Be not 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 heed me, says the LORD.
5 Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live for ever?
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."
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 Zechari'ah the son of Berechi'ah, son of Iddo, the prophet; and Zechari'ah said,
8 "I saw in the night, and behold, a man riding upon a red horse! He was standing among the myrtle trees in the glen; and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
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.'
10 So the man who was standing among the myrtle trees answered, `These are they whom the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.'
11 And they answered the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, `We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth remains at rest.'
12 Then the angel of the LORD said, `O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou have no mercy on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these seventy years?'
13 And the LORD answered gracious and comforting words to the angel who talked with me.
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.
15 And I am very angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was angry but a little they furthered the disaster.
16 Therefore, thus says the LORD, I have returned to Jerusalem with compassion; my house shall be built in it, says the LORD of hosts, and the measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.
17 Cry 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.'"
18 And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, four horns!
19 And I said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these?" And he answered me, "These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem."
20 Then the LORD showed me four smiths.
21 And I said, "What are these coming to do?" He answered, "These are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man 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."
Versículos relacionados com Zechariah, 1:
Zechariah 1 begins with a message from the Lord to the prophet Zechariah to call the people back to repentance and obedience to God's law. The chapter also features a series of visions and revelations given to the prophet, including the view of the horses and corn ears. Here are five verses related to the topics addressed in Zechariah 1:
2 Chronicles 36:15-16: "And the Lord God of his parents sent them persistent and constantly messengers, because he had compassion for his people and their dwelling. But they moved from the messengers of God, despised their words, and molded from His prophets, until the Lord's furor went up against his people, and there was no remedy. " This verse shows how the message of Zechariah is an appeal for the people to repent and return to obedience to God, who sent many prophets before Him to remind them of his will.
Esdras 5:1: "The prophets Ageu and Zechariah, son of gone, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was upon them." This verse shows that Zechariah was one of the many prophets God sent to speak to his people, and that his message was in harmony with that of other prophets as AGEU.
Isaiah 44:26: "I confirm the word of my servant, and fulfill the advice of my messengers. I say to Jerusalem: 'You will be inhabited again' and to the cities of Judah: 'will be rebuilt.' " This verse shows how the visions and revelations God gives to Zechariah are a confirmation of his promise of restoration and renewal for his people.
Jeremiah 25:11-12: "All this land will become a desolation and astonishment, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years. And when the seventy years complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, says the Lord, for his sins, and I will punish the land of the Chaldeans, and make it perpetual ruins. " This verse shows how Zechariah's message about the need for repentance and obedience is in harmony with the prophecies of other prophets, such as Jeremiah, who predicted the exile and punishment of Judah and Babylon.
Jeremiah 29:11: "For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans of peace and not evil, to give them a future and hope." This verse shows how Zechariah's message about the restoration and renewal of God's people is in harmony with his promise that he has plans of peace and a future and hope for his people.
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