Zechariah 6:12 BSB — MannaFest

Zechariah 6:12

And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.

BSB

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ASV

and speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: and he shall grow up out of his place; and he shall build the temple of Jehovah;

KJV

And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord:

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Commentary

3 voices

Basil of Caesarea

HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 45:18.5 (379)

Therefore God helps the city, producing in it early morning by his own rising and coming. "Behold a man," it is said, "the Orient is his name." For those upon whom the spiritual light will rise, when the darkness that comes from ignorance and wickedness is destroyed, early morning will be at hand. Since, then, light has come into the world in order that he who walks about in it may not stumble, his help is able to cause the early morning.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Out of his place - Of the tribe and family, and in the place foretold. He shall build - He it is, though unseen, that stands by you, who build the material temple, far inferior to the spiritual temple, which Christ will build, preserve, and dwell in forever. The glory - Of both kingly and priestly office; the glory of both those crowns shall abide on him.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Behold the man whose name is The Branch! - I cannot think that Zerubbabel is here intended; indeed, he is not so much as mentioned in Zec 3:8. Joshua and his companions are called אנשי מופת anshey mopheth, figurative or typical men; the crowning therefore of Joshua in this place, and calling him the Branch, was most probably in reference to that glorious person, the Messiah, of whom he was the type or figure. The Chaldee has, “whose name is my Messiah,” or Christ.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאָמַרְתָּ֤	ve.'a.mar.Ta	and you will say	H559 →
אֵלָיו֙	'e.Lav	to him	H413 →
לֵאמֹ֔ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
כֹּ֥ה	koh	thus	H3541 →
אָמַ֛ר	'a.Mar	he says	H559 →
יְהוָ֥ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
צְבָא֖וֹת	tze.va.'ot	of hosts	H6635 →
לֵאמֹ֑ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
הִנֵּה־	hi.neh-	there!	H2009 →
אִ֞ישׁ	'ish	a man	H376 →
צֶ֤מַח	Tze.mach	[is] Branch	H6780 →
שְׁמוֹ֙	she.Mo	name his	H8034 →
וּמִתַּחְתָּ֣יו	u.mi.tach.Tav	and from under him	H8478 →
יִצְמָ֔ח	yitz.Mach	he will sprout	H6779 →
וּבָנָ֖ה	u.va.Nah	and he will build	H1129 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הֵיכַ֥ל	hei.Khal	[the] temple of	H1964 →
יְהוָֽהּ׃	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 11:1
Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
leads to
- Jeremiah 23:5
  Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 33:15
  In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 22:16
  “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
- Revelation 5:5
  Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
- Acts 13:22–23
  After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in…
Through
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
leads to
- Isaiah 4:2
  On that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 1:32–33
  He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
Through
Isaiah 4:2
On that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors.
leads to
- Zechariah 3:8
  Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Zechariah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Zechariah