Zechariah
Old Testament · translated from the Hebrew
Together with Haggai, Zechariah encourages the rebuilding of the temple with visions of hope. He announces a righteous king who will come riding on a donkey, a shepherd who is struck, and the day when YHWH will reign over all the earth.
How it is laid out
Key verses
- Zechariah 4:6 — Not by army and not by power, but by my spirit
- Zechariah 9:9 — Your king comes to you… afflicted and riding on a donkey
- Zechariah 12:10 — They will look to me, whom they have pierced
Who wrote it
Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo (1:1). Ezra 5:1 names him together with Haggai. Whether chapters 9–14 are his is debated.
When it was written
Chapters 1–8, around 520–518 BC (1:1; 7:1). The date of chapters 9–14, which carry no dates, is debated.
For whom, and in what situation
For those who returned from exile and were rebuilding the temple with Zerubbabel and Joshua the high priest (4:9; 6:11). He encourages them to finish the work and to practice loyal love and mercy (7:9).
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