A Vision of a Horseman

Zechariah 1

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 the prophet b Zechariah, the son of c Berechiah, son of d Iddo, saying, 8 "I saw in the night, and behold, q a man riding on a red horse! He was standing among the myrtle trees in the glen, and behind him were r red, sorrel, and white horses. 9 Then I said, 'What are these, my lord?' s The angel who talked with me said to me, 'I will show you what they are.' 10 So q the man who was standing among the myrtle trees answered, t 'These are they whom the Lord has sent to u patrol the earth.' 11 And they answered s the angel of the Lord who was standing among the myrtle trees, and said, u 'We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth v remains at rest.' 12 Then s the angel of the Lord said, w 'O Lord of hosts, w how long will you x have no mercy on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, against which you have been angry these y seventy years?' 13 And the Lord answered z gracious and comforting words to s the angel who talked with me. 14 So s the angel who talked with me said to me, 'Cry out, Thus says the Lord of hosts: a I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion. 15 b And I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are c at ease; d for while I was angry but a little, e they furthered the disaster. 16 Therefore, thus says the Lord, f I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy; g my house shall be built in it, declares the Lord of hosts, and h the measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem. 17 Cry out again, Thus says the Lord of hosts: i My cities shall again overflow with prosperity, j and the Lord will again comfort Zion and again k choose Jerusalem.'"

  1. Cross References
    Zechariah 1:1
    In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, saying.
  2. Cross References
    Zechariah 1:1
    In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, saying.
  3. Cross References
    Zechariah 1:1
    In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, saying.
  4. Cross References
    Revelation 6:4
    And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
  5. Cross References
    Revelation 6:4 - 5
    And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
    Revelation 6:8
    And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.
    Zechariah 6:2 - 7
    The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses.
  6. Cross References
    Revelation 22:6
    And he said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.
  7. Cross References
    Zechariah 1:8
    I saw in the night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse! He was standing among the myrtle trees in the glen, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
  8. Cross References
    Hebrews 1:14
    Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?
  9. Cross References
    Zechariah 6:7
    When the strong horses came out, they were impatient to go and patrol the earth. And he said, "Go, patrol the earth." So they patrolled the earth.
    Job 1:7
    The Lord said to Satan, "From where have you come?" Satan answered the Lord and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.
  10. Cross References
    Zechariah 1:9
    Then I said, 'What are these, my lord?' The angel who talked with me said to me, 'I will show you what they are.
  11. Cross References
    Zechariah 1:10
    So the man who was standing among the myrtle trees answered, 'These are they whom the Lord has sent to patrol the earth.
  12. Cross References
    Zechariah 1:15
    And I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was angry but a little, they furthered the disaster.
  13. Cross References
    Zechariah 1:9
    Then I said, 'What are these, my lord?' The angel who talked with me said to me, 'I will show you what they are.
  14. Cross References
    Psalms 80:4
    O Lord God of hosts, how long will you be angry with your people's prayers?
    Psalms 89:46
    How long, O Lord ? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?
    Habakkuk 2:6
    Shall not all these take up their taunt against him, with scoffing and riddles for him, and say, "Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own - for how long? - and loads himself with pledges!
    Revelation 6:10
    They cried out with a loud voice, "O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?
  15. Cross References
    Psalms 80:4
    O Lord God of hosts, how long will you be angry with your people's prayers?
    Psalms 89:46
    How long, O Lord ? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?
    Habakkuk 2:6
    Shall not all these take up their taunt against him, with scoffing and riddles for him, and say, "Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own - for how long? - and loads himself with pledges!
    Revelation 6:10
    They cried out with a loud voice, "O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?
  16. Cross References
    Psalms 102:13
    You will arise and have pity on Zion; it is the time to favor her; the appointed time has come.
  17. Cross References
    Zechariah 7:5
    Say to all the people of the land and the priests, When you fasted and mourned in the fifth month and in the seventh, for these seventy years, was it for me that you fasted?
    Jeremiah 25:11
    This whole land shall become a ruin and a waste, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
    Jeremiah 29:10
    For thus says the Lord : When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place.
  18. Cross References
    Jeremiah 29:10 - 11
    For thus says the Lord : When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place.
  19. Cross References
    Zechariah 1:9
    Then I said, 'What are these, my lord?' The angel who talked with me said to me, 'I will show you what they are.
  20. Cross References
    Zechariah 1:9
    Then I said, 'What are these, my lord?' The angel who talked with me said to me, 'I will show you what they are.
  21. Cross References
    Zechariah 8:2
    Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.
    Joel 2:18
    Then the Lord became jealous for his land and had pity on his people.
  22. Cross References
    Joel 3:2
    I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land.
  23. Cross References
    Zechariah 1:11
    And they answered the angel of the Lord who was standing among the myrtle trees, and said, 'We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth remains at rest.
  24. Cross References
    Isaiah 54:7 - 8
    For a brief moment I deserted you, but with great compassion I will gather you.
  25. Cross References
    Isaiah 47:6
    I was angry with my people; I profaned my heritage; I gave them into your hand; you showed them no mercy; on the aged you made your yoke exceedingly heavy.
  26. Cross References
    Zechariah 8:3
    Thus says the Lord : I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, the holy mountain.
  27. Cross References
    Zechariah 4:9
    The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also complete it. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.
    Ezra 6:14
    And the elders of the Jews built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They finished their building by decree of the God of Israel and by decree of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
  28. Cross References
    Jeremiah 31:39
    And the measuring line shall go out farther, straight to the hill Gareb, and shall then turn to Goah.
    Ezekiel 40:3
    When he brought me there, behold, there was a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring reed in his hand. And he was standing in the gateway.
    Ezekiel 47:3
    Going on eastward with a measuring line in his hand, the man measured a thousand cubits, and then led me through the water, and it was ankle-deep.
  29. Cross References
    Zechariah 2:4
    And said to him, "Run, say to that young man, 'Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of people and livestock in it.
  30. Cross References
    Isaiah 40:1
    Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
    Isaiah 51:3
    For the Lord comforts Zion; he comforts all her waste places and makes her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord ; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.
  31. Cross References
    Zechariah 2:12
    And the Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.
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