Zechariah
Night visions and oracles of the coming King, humble and riding on a donkey.
Choose a chapter
- Written by
- Zechariah
- Date
- c. 520–480 BC
Themes
- Return to the Lord
- Visions of restoration
- The coming King
Outline
- A call to return and night visionsChapters 1–6
- Fasting and faithfulnessChapters 7–8
- The coming King and the day of the LORDChapters 9–14
Key verses
So tell the people that this is what the Lord of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the Lord of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of Hosts.’
So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of Hosts.
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
On that day the Lord will become King over all the earth—the Lord alone, and His name alone.