Zechariah 6:9
7 And the bay 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.
8 Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
10 Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;
11 Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,
- KJV
- And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
- WEB
- The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
- ASV
- And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
- DARBY
- And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
- BLB
- And the word of YHWH came to me, saying:
- ÅB
- Og Herrens ord kom til meg, og det lød så:
- OTB
- Herrens ord kom så til meg og sa:
- B1930
- Og Herrens ord kom til mig, og det lød så:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Zechariah 7:1
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;
Read in contextZechariah 8:1
Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
Read in contextZechariah 1:1
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
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