Font Size
Zechariah 6:8-11
Contemporary English Version
Zechariah 6:8-11
Contemporary English Version
8 he shouted to me, “Those that have gone to the country in the north will do what the Lord's Spirit[a] wants them to do there.”[b]
The Chosen Leader
9 The Lord said to me:
10-11 Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah have returned from Babylonia. Collect enough silver and gold from them to make a crown.[c] Then go with them to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah and put the crown on the head of the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak.[d]
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 6.8 Lord's Spirit: Or “Lord.”
- 6.8 will do … to do there: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
- 6.10,11 a crown: Two ancient translations; Hebrew “some crowns.”
- 6.10,11 Heldai … Jehozadak: Or “Go to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah, where you will find Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have returned from Babylonia. Collect enough silver and gold from them to make a crown. Then put it on the head of the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak.”
Zechariah 6:8-10
New International Version
Zechariah 6:8-10
New International Version
8 Then he called to me, “Look, those going toward the north country have given my Spirit[a] rest(A) in the land of the north.”(B)
A Crown for Joshua
9 The word of the Lord came to me: 10 “Take silver and gold from the exiles Heldai, Tobijah and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon.(C) Go the same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 6:8 Or spirit
Contemporary English Version (CEV) 
Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society For more information about CEV, visit www.bibles.com and www.cev.bible.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.