Zechariah 6:15
in Zechariah 6Even those far away will come and build the temple of the LORD, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of Jehovah; and ye shall know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of Jehovah your God.
KJV
And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the Lord, and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.
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This verse in Zechariah 6
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And they who are far off shall come - They who came from Babylon with offerings to God, became types of the Gentiles, of whom the Apostle says, “Now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off have become nigh through the blood of Christ” Eph 2:13; and, “He came and preached peace to you which were far off and to them that were nigh” Eph 2:17; and “the promise is to you and to your children, and to all that are far off, as many as the Lord our God shall call” Act 2:
This site's exposition
And the crowns shall be to Helem
on Zechariah 6:14-15
The crowns are kept in the temple itself as a memorial to the men who brought the offering, a standing witness rather than a one-time ceremony. The chapter and the whole cycle of night visions close on a wider hope, that those far off shall come and build in the temple of the Lord, and on a plain condition, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, the promise held together with the same call to obedience the book has carried from its opening word.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
They that are far off - This verse hath a double reference, one to the Jews, and the building of the material temple, the other to the bringing in of the Gentiles.
That promise, that those that were afar off should come and assist them in building the temple of the Lord, was as it were the giving of them a sign; by this they might be assured that the other promises should be fulfilled in due time.
3 And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses. 4 Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord? 5 And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.
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And they that are afar off shall come,.....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The completion of the temple shall "come to pass," if ye diligently on your part "obey the Lord." It is not meant that their unbelief could set aside God's gracious purpose as to Messiah's coming. But there is, secondarily, meant, that Messiah's glory as priest-king of Israel shall not be manifested to the Jews till they turn to Him with obedient penitence.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
And they that are far off shall come - The Gentiles shall come to the Savior of the world; and build - become a part of this new temple; for they, as living stones, shall become a holy temple, a habitation of God through the Spirit. Ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me - These predictions, relative to the regal and sacerdotal offices of the Messiah, shall be so circumstantially fulfilled, that ye, Jews, shall be obliged to acknowledge that the Lord of hosts hath sent me with this message. And this shall come to pass - Your own temple shall be rebuilt, and God shall dwell among you now, if ye will diligently obey the voice of Jehovah your God.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
And the crowns shall be for Helem, etc. This is a transposed verse. It should be understood as: And the crowns shall be in the Temple of the Lord as a good memorial for Helem and for Tobijah, who donated the silver and the gold.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּרְחוֹקִ֣ים׀ | urechokim | and distant [ones] | H7350 → | |
| יָבֹ֗אוּ | yavou | they will come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| וּבָנוּ֙ | uvanu | and they will build | H1129 → | 376 times |
| בְּהֵיכַ֣ל | beheikhal | <in> [the] temple of | H1964 → | 80 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וִידַעְתֶּ֕ם | vida'tem | and you will know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צְבָא֖וֹת | tzevaot | of hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| שְׁלָחַ֣נִי | shelachani | he has sent me | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם | ʾaleikhem | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
| וְהָיָה֙ | vehayah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | <if> | H518 → | 1069 times |
| שָׁמ֣וֹעַ | shamoa' | certainly [if] <listen> | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| תִּשְׁמְע֔וּן | tishmeun | you will listen ! | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| בְּק֖וֹל | bekol | to [the] voice of | H6963 → | 506 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ ס | ʾeloheikhem | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
וּרְחוֹקִ֣ים׀and distant [ones]
urechokimH7350 →
יָבֹ֗אוּthey will come
yavouH935 →2568 times
וּבָנוּ֙and they will build
uvanuH1129 →376 times
בְּהֵיכַ֣ל<in> [the] temple of
beheikhalH1964 →80 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וִידַעְתֶּ֕םand you will know
vida'temH3045 →945 times
כִּֽי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
שְׁלָחַ֣נִיhe has sent me
shelachaniH7971 →845 times
אֲלֵיכֶ֑םto you
ʾaleikhemH413 →5510 times
וְהָיָה֙and it will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
אִם־<if>
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
שָׁמ֣וֹעַcertainly [if] <listen>
shamoa'H8085 →1159 times
תִּשְׁמְע֔וּןyou will listen !
tishmeunH8085 →1159 times
בְּק֖וֹלto [the] voice of
bekolH6963 →506 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ סGod your
ʾeloheikhemH430 →2601 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Acts 2:39This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
- Romans 8:30
And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
- Genesis 17:7–8
I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
- Joel 2:32
And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by…
- 1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
- Isaiah 44:3
Through
Isaiah 60:10Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.
it leads to
- Isaiah 61:5
Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.
- Isaiah 49:23
Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD;…
- Revelation 21:26
And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.
- Isaiah 61:5
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About Zechariah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Edward Bouverie Pusey, The Minor Prophets: A Commentary; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.