Bible Strands
Zechariah 6:10
“Take an offering from the exiles—from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon—and go that same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord speaks directly to Zechariah, commanding him to execute a specific action on the same day he receives the vision. This instruction follows the preceding prophetic oracle and immediately precedes the coronation of Joshua.
The words — The verb לָק֙וֹחַ֙ (la.Ko.ach) issues the command "take," while the noun הַ/גּוֹלָ֔ה (ha./go.Lah) specifies the source as "the exile[s]."
The thread — The text records a directive to gather materials from Babylonian exiles, which aligns with Ezra 7:14 and Ezra 8:26 where Persian authorities facilitate the transport of silver, gold, and personnel to Judah. Isaiah 66:20 extends this pattern by describing nations delivering Israel as a gift to the Lord.
Why it lands — The passage requires immediate, localized obedience to a precise command involving named individuals and a specific house. It demands recognition that prophetic mandates function through concrete human action rather than theoretical reflection.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;
Cross-references
- Ezra 7:14 You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand.
- Ezra 8:26 I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,
- Isaiah 66:20 And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.”
- Jeremiah 28:6 “Amen!” Jeremiah said. “May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied, and may He restore the articles of His house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon.
- Acts 24:17 After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.
- Romans 15:25 Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem to serve the saints there.