In November of the second year of King Darius's reign, the Lord gave this message to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo.
"I, the Lord, was very angry with your ancestors. Therefore, say to the people, "This is what the Lord of Heaven's Armies says : Retrun to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of Heaven's Armies. Don't be like your ancestors who would not listen or pay attention when the earlier prophets said to them, "This is what the Lord of Heaven's Armies says : Turn from your evil ways, and stop all your evil practices.'
"Where are your ancestors now? They and the prophets are long dead. But everything I said through my servants the prophets happened to your ancestors, just as I said. As a result, they repented and said, "We have received what we deserved from the Lord of Heaven's Armies. He has done what he said he would do."
Three month later, on February 15, the Lord sent another message to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo.
In a vision during the night, I saw a man sitting on a red horse that was sitting on a red horse that was standing among some myrtle trees in a small valley. Behind him were riders on red, brown, and white horses.
myrtle tree
Valley
I asked the angel who was taking with me, "My lord, what do these horses mean?" "I will show you," the angel replied. The rider standing among the myrtle trees then explained, "They are the ones the Lord has sent out to patrol the earth."
Then the other riders reported to the angel of the Lord, who was standing among the myrtle trees, "We have been patrolling the earth, and whose earth is at peace." Upon hearing this, the anel of the Lord prayed this prayer "O the Lord of Heaven's Armies, for seventy years now you have been angry with Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. How long until you again show mercy to them?"
And the Lord spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talked with me. Then the angel said to me, "Shout this message for all to hear : 'This is what the Lord of Heaven's Armies says : My love for Jerusalem and Mount Zion is passionate and strong. But I am very angry with the other nations that are now enjoying peace and security, I was only a little angry with my people, but the nations inflicted harm on them far beyond my intentions. "Therefore, this is what the Lord says : I have returned to show mercy to Jerusalem. My Temple will be rubilt, says the Lord of Heaven's Armies, and measurements will be taken for the reconstruction of Jerusalem.
: 주제는 명료하다. 신바벨로니아에게 멸망당하고, 세계 노예가 되었던 유다민족이 예루살렘으로 70년만에 돌아와서, 재건이 되가는 과정 중에 스가랴에게 임한 말씀이다. "너희는 선조들을 닮아, 죄를 짓지 말아라. 나의 말에 귀를 기울여라." "예루살렘과 이스라엘에 자비와 사랑을 보여줄 것이다. 성전이 다시 지어질 것이다. 풍요로워 질 것이다."
