Zechariah 6:12

Zechariah 6:12 in other versions

• King James Version (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:
• New International Version (NIV)Tell him this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Here is the man whose name is the Branch, and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And say to him, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, "Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying: “Behold, the Man whose name is the BRANCH! From His place He shall branch out, And He shall build the temple of the Lord;

Context of Zechariah 6:12

10“Take an offering from the exiles, from Heldai, Tobijah and Jedaiah; and you go the same day and enter the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah, where they have arrived from Babylon. 11Take silver and gold, make an ornate crown and set it on the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Then say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold, a man whose name is Branch, for He will branch out from where He is; and He will build the temple of the Lord. 13Yes, it is He who will build the temple of the Lord, and He who will bear the honor and sit and rule on His throne. Thus, He will be a priest on His throne, and the counsel of peace will be between the two offices.”’ 14Now the crown will become a reminder in the temple of the Lord to Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah and Hen the son of Zephaniah.

Zechariah 6:12 word by word

וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ אֵלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּה־אִ֞ישׁ צֶ֤מַח שְׁמוֹ֙ וּמִתַּחְתָּ֣יו יִצְמָ֔ח וּבָנָ֖ה אֶת־הֵיכַ֥ל יְהוָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• Then sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to him, ‘Thusכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• whose nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Branchצֶ֫מַחtsemach · branchH6780
• branchצָמַחtsâmach · to springH6779
• out from whereתַּחַתtachath · underneath: because ofH8478
• buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• the templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · templeH1964

Cross-references for Zechariah 6:12

• Zechariah 13:7“Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, And against the man, My Associate,” Declares the Lord of hosts. “Strike the Shepherd that the sheep may be scattered; And I will turn My hand against the little ones.
• Isaiah 32:1Behold, a king will reign righteously And princes will rule justly.
• Micah 5:5This One will be our peace. When the Assyrian invades our land, When he tramples on our citadels, Then we will raise against him Seven shepherds and eight leaders of men.
• Mark 15:39When the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
• John 19:5Jesus then came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold, the Man!”
• Acts 13:38Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,
• Acts 17:31because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead.”
• Hebrews 7:4Now observe how great this man was to whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth of the choicest spoils.
• Hebrews 8:3For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer.
• Hebrews 10:12but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God,
• Zechariah 3:8Now listen, Joshua the high priest, you and your friends who are sitting in front of you--indeed they are men who are a symbol, for behold, I am going to bring in My servant the Branch.
• Psalms 80:15Even the shoot which Your right hand has planted, And on the son whom You have strengthened for Yourself.
• Isaiah 4:2In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth will be the pride and the adornment of the survivors of Israel.
• Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit.
• Isaiah 53:2For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him.
• 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 as king and act wisely And do justice and righteousness in the land.

Commentaries on Zechariah 6:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Behold the man whose name is The Branch! - I cannot think that Zerubbabel is here intended; indeed, he is not so much as mentioned in Zechariah 3:8. Joshua and his companions are called מופת אנשי 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12The prophet is taught to explain his own symbolic act. “Behold the Man whose name is the Branch”. “Not for himself, but for Christ, whose name Joshua bare, and whose Priesthood and Princedom he represented,” was the crown given him. The prophet had already foretold the Messiah, under the name of the Branch. Here he adds, And he shall grow up out of His place - Lowly and of no seeming account, as God foretold by Jeremiah, “I will cause the Branch of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 Some Jews from Babylon brought an offering to the house of God. Those who cannot forward a good work by their persons, must, as they are able, forward it by their purses: if some find hands, let others fill them. Crowns are to be made, and put upon the head of Joshua. The sign was used, to make the promise more noticed, that God will, in the fulness of time, raise up a great High Priest, like Joshua, who is but the figure of one that is to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13The Branch is a title for the Messiah (see Zechariah 3:8), whom Jeshua represents. build the temple of the LORD: Jeshua the high priest helped build the temple in Jerusalem (Ezra 3:1–2, 8–9; 5:2). Similarly, Jesus the Messiah would build the eternal heavenly temple through his death, burial, and resurrection (John 2:19–22; 4:23–24; Ephesians 2:19–22; Hebrews 8:1–2). The Messiah would rule as king, a role linked to David and the tribe of Judah (2 Samuel…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Behold, the man--namely, shall arise. Pilate unconsciously spake God's will concerning Him, "Behold the man" (Joh 19:5). The sense here is, "Behold in Joshua a remarkable shadowing forth of Messiah." It is not for his own sake that the crown is placed on him, but as type of Messiah about to be at once king and priest. Joshua could not individually be crowned king, not being of the royal line of David, but only in his representative character…Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 6:12

• Branch
• Jeshua
• Joshua
• Temple
• Types

In the dictionaries

• Lord of Hosts
• Angel
• Branch
• Nazareth
• Bible, the
• Chariot
• Dayspring
• Jesus Christ
• Joshua (3)
• Priest, High

Commentaries on Zechariah 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings