Zechariah
c. 540–c. 480 BCE · Ancient Israel
“Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.”
Famous Quotes
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.”
“So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them.”
“And they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son.”
“For he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.”
About Zechariah
Post-exilic prophet contemporary with Haggai who encouraged the rebuilding of the Temple. His elaborate symbolic visions and messianic prophecies made his book the most frequently quoted Old Testament text in the Passion narratives.