Zechariah 6:15

Even those far away will come and build the temple of the LORD, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God speaks through the prophet Zechariah to the returned exiles immediately after instructing them to place a royal crown in the temple as a memorial.

The words — The Hebrew וּרְחוֹקִים (u./re.cho.Kim) literally translates to "and distant [ones]," followed by יָבֹאוּ (ya.Vo.'u), "they will come," and וּבָנוּ (u./va.Nu), "and they will build."

The thread — The text states that distant peoples will physically construct the temple, a motif Isaiah 60:10 develops by noting foreigners will rebuild walls, while the obedience condition mirrors Zechariah 3:7, and the gathering to a chosen stone parallels 1 Peter 2:4.

Why it lands — The verse commands strict obedience to God's voice as the necessary condition for the exiles to recognize His sent messenger and witness the inclusion of outsiders in the temple's construction.

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The Hebrew words

וּרְחוֹקִ֣ים׀u./re.cho.Kimand/ distant [ones]יָבֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uthey will come וּבָנוּ֙u./va.Nuand/ they will build בְּהֵיכַ֣לbe./hei.Khal<in>/ [the] temple of יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh וִידַעְתֶּ֕םvi./da'.Temand/ you will know כִּֽי־ki-that יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh צְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otof hosts שְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha./nihe has sent/ me אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei./Khemto/ you וְהָיָה֙ve./ha.Yahand/ it will be אִם־'im-<if>שָׁמ֣וֹעַsha.Mo.a'certainly [if] <listen>תִּשְׁמְע֔וּןtish.me.'U/nyou will listen/ !בְּק֖וֹלbe./Kolto/ [the] voice of יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'e.lo.hei./KhemGod/ your

King James Version

And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the Lord, and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.

Cross-references

Isaiah 60:10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.
Zechariah 3:7 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions, then you will govern My house and will also have charge of My courts; and I will give you a place among these who are standing here.
1 Peter 2:4 As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
Isaiah 56:6 And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—
Isaiah 57:19 bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”
Isaiah 58:10 and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.
Acts 2:39 This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
Romans 16:26 but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith—
2 Peter 1:5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
Isaiah 3:10 Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.