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Book 38 · Minor Prophet

Zechariah

Zechariah speaks to the returned community through calls to repentance and a series of visions that promise cleansing, restored worship, righteous leadership, and the LORD's future reign over His people and the nations.

Within the post-exilic section of the Book of the Twelve, Zechariah stands alongside Haggai as a prophet of restoration, but it does so with a broader symbolic and eschatological range. It addresses the same rebuilding community, yet interprets their fragile moment through visionary scenes of heavenly patrols, measuring lines, cleansed priesthood, crowned leadership, and final kingship. The book therefore stretches from immediate temple encouragement into a much larger horizon of covenant renewal and future hope. Zechariah's combination of repentance, symbolic vision, and messianic expectation makes it one of the most expansive and forward-looking books in the Twelve.

Chapters14
Reading time~21 min·4,817 words
ThemesRepentance · Justice · Mercy · Day of the LORD
Opens with“In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying:”
Chapters

Pick a chapter.

  1. 1Chapter
  2. 2The Vision of the Measuring Line and The Redemption of Zion
  3. 3The Vision of Joshua the High Priest
  4. 4The Vision of the Lampstand and Olive Trees
  5. 5The Vision of the Flying Scroll and The Vision of the Woman in a Basket
  6. 6The Vision of the Four Chariots and The Crown and the Temple
  7. 7A Call to Justice and Mercy
  8. 8The Restoration of Jerusalem
  9. 9Chapter
  10. 10Judah and Israel Will Be Restored
  11. 11The Doomed Flock and Thirty Pieces of Silver
  12. 12The Coming Deliverance of Jerusalem and Mourning the One They Pierced
  13. 13An End to Idolatry and The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scattered
  14. 14The Destroyers of Jerusalem Destroyed and All Nations Will Worship the King
Outline

Every section, in order.

  1. Chapter 1
    1. A Call to Repentancevv. 1-6
    2. The Vision of the Horsesvv. 7-17
    3. The Vision of the Horns and the Craftsmenvv. 18-21
  2. Chapter 2The Vision of the Measuring Line and The Redemption of Zion
    1. The Vision of the Measuring Linevv. 1-5
    2. The Redemption of Zionvv. 6-13
  3. Chapter 3The Vision of Joshua the High Priest
    1. The Vision of Joshua the High Priestvv. 1-10
  4. Chapter 4The Vision of the Lampstand and Olive Trees
    1. The Vision of the Lampstand and Olive Treesvv. 1-14
  5. Chapter 5The Vision of the Flying Scroll and The Vision of the Woman in a Basket
    1. The Vision of the Flying Scrollvv. 1-4
    2. The Vision of the Woman in a Basketvv. 5-11
  6. Chapter 6The Vision of the Four Chariots and The Crown and the Temple
    1. The Vision of the Four Chariotsvv. 1-8
    2. The Crown and the Templevv. 9-15
  7. Chapter 7A Call to Justice and Mercy
    1. A Call to Justice and Mercyvv. 1-14
  8. Chapter 8The Restoration of Jerusalem
    1. The Restoration of Jerusalemvv. 1-23
  9. Chapter 9
    1. The Burden against Israel’s Enemiesvv. 1-8
    2. Zion’s Coming Kingvv. 9-13
    3. The LORD Will Save His Peoplevv. 14-17
  10. Chapter 10Judah and Israel Will Be Restored
    1. Judah and Israel Will Be Restoredvv. 1-12
  11. Chapter 11The Doomed Flock and Thirty Pieces of Silver
    1. The Doomed Flockvv. 1-9
    2. Thirty Pieces of Silvervv. 10-17
  12. Chapter 12The Coming Deliverance of Jerusalem and Mourning the One They Pierced
    1. The Coming Deliverance of Jerusalemvv. 1-9
    2. Mourning the One They Piercedvv. 10-14
  13. Chapter 13An End to Idolatry and The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scattered
    1. An End to Idolatryvv. 1-6
    2. The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scatteredvv. 7-9
  14. Chapter 14The Destroyers of Jerusalem Destroyed and All Nations Will Worship the King
    1. The Destroyers of Jerusalem Destroyedvv. 1-15
    2. All Nations Will Worship the Kingvv. 16-21
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