Zechariah 6:4

Zechariah 6:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
• New International Version (NIV)I asked the angel who was speaking to me, “What are these, my lord?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”

Context of Zechariah 6:4

2The first chariot had red horses (war, bloodshed), the second chariot had black horses (famine, death), 3the third chariot had white horses (victory), and the fourth chariot had strong dappled horses (death through judgment). Then I said to the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?” 5The angel answered me, “These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go out after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth, 6with the chariot with the black horses going toward the north country; then the one with the white horses follows after them [because there are two northern powers to overcome], and the chariot with the dappled horses goes toward the south country.”

Zechariah 6:4 word by word

וָאַ֙עַן֙ וָֽאֹמַ֔ר אֶל־הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ הַדֹּבֵ֣ר בִּ֑י מָה־אֵ֖לֶּה אֲדֹנִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then I answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto the angelמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
• that talkedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• these, my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113

Cross-references for Zechariah 6:4

• Zechariah 1:9Then I said, “O my lord, what are these?” And the angel who was speaking with me said, “I will show you what these are.”
• Zechariah 5:5Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and said to me, “Now look up and see what this is going forth.”

Commentaries on Zechariah 6:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8In Zechariah’s first and last visions, God sends horses to patrol the earth. These visions demonstrate God's control and care for all nations. This is an important part of Zechariah’s message of comfort and encouragement to the people of Judah after their exile in Babylon.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. The prophet humbly and teachably seeks instruction from God, and therefore seeks not in vain.Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 6:4

• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Bible, the
• Chariot
• Four
• Joshua (3)
• Zechariah, Book of

Commentaries on Zechariah 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings