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5.8 her down into the midst of the measure, and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.

Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there came forth two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork; and they lifted up the measure between the earth and the heaven. Then said I to the angel that spoke with me: 'Whither do these bear the measure?' And he said unto me: 'To build her a house in the land of Shinar; and when it is prepared, she shall be set there in her own place.'

And again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between the two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass. In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grizzled bay horses. Then I answered and said unto the angel that spoke with me: 'What are these, my lord?' And the angel answered and said unto me: 'These chariots go forth to the four winds of heaven, after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth. That wherein are the black horses goeth forth toward the north country; and the white went forth after them; and the grizzled went forth toward the south country; and the bay went forth.' And they sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth; and he said: 'Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth.' So they walked to and fro through the earth. Then cried he upon me, and spoke unto me, saying: 'Behold, they that go toward the north country have eased My spirit in the north country.'

And the word of the came unto me, saying: 'Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, that are come from Babylon; and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah; yea, take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set the one upon the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and speak unto him, saying: Thus speaketh the  of hosts, saying: Behold, a man whose name is the Shoot, and who shall shoot up out of his place, and build the temple of the ; even he shall build the temple of the ; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and there shall be a priest before his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, as a memorial in the temple of the. And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the, and ye shall know that the of hosts hath sent me unto you. And it shall come to pass, if ye will diligently hearken to the voice of the your God—.'

And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chislev; when Bethel-sarezer, and Regem-melech and his men, had sent to entreat the favour of the, and to speak unto the priests of the house of the  of hosts, and to the prophets, saying: 'Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?' Then came the word of the  of hosts unto me, saying: 'Speak unto all the people of the land, and to