And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and  ¹bound him for a thousand years

And cast him into the abyss and shut it and sealed it over him, that he might not deceive the nations any longer until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be loosed for a little while.

And I saw thrones, and  ¹they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of  ²those who had been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and of  ³those who had not worshipped the beast nor his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they  ⁴lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

The  ¹rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were completed. This is the  ²first resurrection.

 ¹Blessed and holy is he who has part in the  ²first resurrection; over these the  ³second death has no authority, but they will be  ⁴priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for  ⁵a thousand years.

And when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his  ¹prison

And will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth,  ¹Gog and Magog, to gather them together for the  ²war. Their number is like that of the sand of the sea.

And they went up upon the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the  ¹beloved city; and fire came down  ²out of heaven and devoured them.

And the devil, who deceived them, was cast into the  ¹lake of fire and brimstone, where also the beast and the false prophet were; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

And I saw a great  ¹white throne and  ²Him who sat upon it, from whose face  ³earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.

And I saw the dead, the great and the small,  ¹standing before the throne, and  ²scrolls were opened; and another  ³scroll was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by the things which were written in the  ²scrolls, according to their works.

And the  ¹sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, each of them, according to their works.

And  ¹death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the  ²second death, the lake of fire.

And if  ¹anyone was not found written in the  ²book of life, he was cast into the  ³lake of fire.

And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

Take from them of the captivity, from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, and go the same day and enter the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah, where they have come from Babylon.

Indeed, take the silver and gold, and make a  ¹splendid crown and put it upon the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest,

And speak to him, saying, Thus speaks Jehovah of hosts, saying, Here is a man, whose name is the Shoot; and he will shoot forth from his place and will  ¹build the temple of Jehovah.

Indeed, it is he who will build the temple of Jehovah; and he will bear majesty and will sit and rule on his throne; and he will be a priest on his throne; and the counsel of peace will be  ¹between the two of them.

And the splendid crown will be as a  ¹reminder in the temple of Jehovah to Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen the son of Zephaniah.

And those who are far off will come and build the temple of Jehovah, and you will know that Jehovah of hosts has sent Me to you. And it will happen, if you fully obey the voice of Jehovah your God.

And in the fourth year of Darius the king the word of Jehovah came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month Chislev.

Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech and their men to entreat the favor of Jehovah

By speaking to the priests who belong to the house of Jehovah of hosts and to the prophets, saying, Shall I  ¹weep in the fifth month and separate myself, as I have done these many years?

Then the word of Jehovah of hosts came to me, saying,

Speak to all the people of the land and to the priests, saying, When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months, even for these seventy years, was it at all for Me that you fasted?

And when you eat and when you drink, are you not the ones eating and are you not the ones drinking?

Are not these the words which Jehovah proclaimed by the former prophets when Jerusalem was inhabited and prosperous and had cities round about her, when the  ¹Negev and the lowlands were inhabited?

And the word of Jehovah came to Zechariah, saying,

Thus speaks Jehovah of hosts, saying, Judge with judgment of truth, and show lovingkindness and compassion each to his brother;

And do not oppress the widow and the orphan, the stranger and the poor; and let none of you think evil in your hearts about his brother.

But they refused to listen, and they turned a stubborn shoulder and closed their ears from hearing;

And they set their hearts like adamant so as not to hear the instruction and the words which Jehovah of hosts sent by His Spirit through the former prophets; therefore great wrath came from Jehovah of hosts.

And as He called and they would not hear, so they called and I would not hear, says Jehovah of hosts;

But with a storm I scattered them away upon all the nations, whom they did not know. Thus the land is desolate behind them, so that no one passes through it and no one returns to it; for they have made the desirable land desolate.

 ¹And the word of Jehovah of hosts came, saying,

Thus says Jehovah of hosts, I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy; indeed, I am jealous for her with great wrath.

Thus says Jehovah, I return to Zion, and I will dwell within Jerusalem; and Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of Jehovah of hosts, the Holy Mountain.

Thus says Jehovah of hosts, Yet again old men and old women will dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, each with his staff in his hand due to the multitude of his days.

And the streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.

Thus says Jehovah of hosts, If it seems too  ¹wonderful in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, will it also be too wonderful in My sight? declares Jehovah of hosts.

Thus says Jehovah of hosts, I am about to save My people from the land of the east and from the land of the going down of the sun.

And I will bring them, and they will dwell within Jerusalem; and they will be My people and I will be their God in truth and in righteousness.

Thus says Jehovah of hosts,  ¹Let your hands be strong, you who in these days hear these words from the mouth of the prophets who were there in the day when the foundation of the house of Jehovah of hosts, that is, the temple, was laid so that it might be built.

For before those days a man's wages amounted to nothing, and an animal's wages were nothing; and for him who went out or came in there was no peace, because of the adversary; for I set all men each against his neighbor.

But now I will not be to the remnant of this people as I was in the former days, declares Jehovah of hosts;

For there will be peace for the seed: The vine will give forth its fruit, and the land will give forth its produce, and the heavens will give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.

And just as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not fear; let your hands be strong.

For thus says Jehovah of hosts, Just as I intended to do harm to you when your fathers provoked Me to anger, says Jehovah of hosts, and I did not repent,

So again I intend in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah; do not fear.

These are the things which you shall do: Each man speak truth to his neighbor; judge with truth and the judgment of peace in your gates;

And let none of you think evil in your hearts about his neighbor; and do not love a false oath; for all these are the things I hate, declares Jehovah.

Then the word of Jehovah of hosts came to me, saying,

Thus says Jehovah of hosts, The fast of the fourth month and the fast of the fifth month and the fast of the seventh month and the fast of the tenth month will become joy and rejoicing and cheerful feasts to the house of Judah; therefore love truth and peace.

Thus says Jehovah of hosts,  ¹Peoples will again come, even the inhabitants of many cities;

And the inhabitants of one will go to another, saying, Let us go at once to entreat the favor of Jehovah and to seek Jehovah of hosts; and the other: I will go too.

Indeed, many peoples and strong nations will come to seek Jehovah of hosts in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of Jehovah.

Thus says Jehovah of hosts, In those days, from all the  ¹languages of the nations, ten men will take hold, indeed, they will take hold of the skirt of a Jewish man, saying, Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.

 ¹The burden of the word of Jehovah against the  ²land of Hadrach,
And Damascus will be its resting place
(For Jehovah has an eye on man,
Especially on the tribes of Israel),

And Hamath also, which borders on it;
Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.

For Tyre built herself a stronghold
And heaped up silver like dust
And gold like the mire of the streets.

The Lord is about to take possession of her,
And He will strike her might in the sea,
And she will be consumed with fire.

Ashkelon will see it and be afraid;
Gaza also, and it will writhe much in anguish;
And Ekron, for her expectation will have been confounded.
And the king will perish from Gaza,
And Ashkelon will not be inhabited.

And a mixed race will dwell in Ashdod,
And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

And I will remove his blood from his mouth
And his detestable things from between his teeth;
And he also will remain unto our God;
And he will be like a leader in Judah,
And Ekron will be like a Jebusite.

And I will encamp around My  ¹house because of an army,
Because of him who passes by and returns;
And no oppressor will pass over them any more;
For now I see with My eyes.

 ¹Exult greatly, O daughter of Zion;
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Now your King comes to you.
He is righteous and bears salvation,
Lowly and riding upon a donkey,
Even upon a colt, the foal of a donkey,

 ¹And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
And the horse from Jerusalem,
And the battle bow will be cut off;
And He will speak peace unto the nations,
And His dominion will be from sea to sea
And from the  ²River unto the ends of the earth.

 ¹As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant,
I have released your captives from the pit, where there is no water.

Turn to the stronghold, O prisoners with hope.
This very day I am declaring that I will restore double to you.

For I will bend Judah for Myself,
And I will fill a bow with Ephraim;
And I will stir up your sons, O Zion,
Against your sons, O  ¹Javan;
And I will make you like a warrior's sword.

And Jehovah will appear above  ¹them,
And His arrow will go forth like lightning;
And the Lord Jehovah will blow the trumpet,
And He will go in the whirlwinds of the south.

Jehovah of hosts will defend them;
And they will devour and trample the sling stones.
And they will drink; they will be noisy as if with wine;
And they will be filled like a sacrificial basin,
Like the corners of the altar.

And Jehovah their God will save them in  ¹that day as the flock of His people,
For they will be like the stones of a crown, sparkling in His land.

For how  ¹great is their goodness, and how great their beauty!
Grain will make the young men flourish,
And new wine, the virgins.