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Zechariah 6:5
5The angel answered me, ‘These are the four spirits of heaven. They have come from the Lord of the whole world.
Zechariah 6:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)The angel answered me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going out from standing in the presence of the Lord of the whole world.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the angel answered and said to me, "These are going out to the four winds of heaven, after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the angel answered and said to me, “These are four spirits of heaven, who go out from their station before the Lord of all the earth.
Context of Zechariah 6:5
3The third chariot had white horses and the fourth chariot had grey horses. All the horses were strong. 4Then I spoke to the angel that talked to me. I asked him, ‘What are these chariots, my lord?’ The angel answered me, ‘These are the four spirits of heaven. They have come from the Lord of the whole world. 6The chariot with the black horses goes towards the north country. The chariot with the white horses goes after them. The chariot with the grey horses goes towards the south country.’ 7When the strong horses came out, they were in a hurry to leave. The angel said, ‘Go through all the earth.’ So the horses went through all the earth.
Read all of Zechariah 6Zechariah 6:5 word by word
וַיַּ֥עַן הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֑י אֵ֗לֶּה אַרְבַּע֙ רֻח֣וֹת הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם יוֹצְא֕וֹת מֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב עַל־אֲד֥וֹן כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the angelמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
- answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- the fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
- spiritsרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
- of the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- which go forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- from standingיָצַבyâtsab · to standH3320
- before the Lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
- of all the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for Zechariah 6:5
- Zechariah 1:10The man who was standing among the trees answered, ‘The Lord has sent these horses to go to all the places on the earth.’
- Psalms 68:17God has millions of chariots. The Lord has come from Sinai mountain to his own holy place.
- Psalms 104:3You have built the beams of your home on the clouds of rain. The clouds carry you as you travel, and you ride on the wind.
- Ezekiel 1:5I could see something like four living things in the middle of the fire. Each of them had the shape of a human.
- Ezekiel 10:9In the vision, I saw four wheels beside the cherubs. There was one wheel at the side of each cherub. The wheels shone like bright jewels.
- Ezekiel 11:22Then the cherubs lifted up their wings to fly. The wheels were at their sides. And the bright glory of Israel's God was above them.
- Hebrews 1:7God speaks about the angels like this: ‘God makes his angels like winds. They serve him like fires that burn brightly.’
- Revelation 14:6Then I saw another angel who was flying high in the sky above me. He brought God's message of good news that is always true. He came to tell this news to everyone who lives on the earth. He would tell it to people from every nation, from every tribe and from every language.
- 1 Kings 19:11The Lord said, ‘Go out from the cave and stand on the mountain, in front of me. I, the Lord, will pass in front of you.’ Then a very strong wind broke the mountain apart. It broke the rocks into pieces as the Lord came near. But the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind, there was an earthquake. But the Lord was not in the earthquake.
- Psalms 148:8Praise him, fire and hail, snow and clouds. Praise him, wind and storm, as you obey his commands.
- Daniel 7:2Daniel wrote, ‘I had a vision at night. I saw the four winds of the sky. They caused big waves in the great sea.
- Zechariah 4:10Everyone should know that the day of small things is important. Men will see Zerubbabel. Then they will sing and they will be happy. They will see him with a line in his hand to measure the walls. The Lord sees everything in the whole earth. (The seven lights are the seven eyes of the Lord.)
- 1 Kings 22:19Then Micaiah said, ‘So now listen to the Lord's message! I saw the Lord as he was sitting on his throne. The great crowd of his angels in heaven were standing around him, on his right side and on his left side.
- 2 Chronicles 18:18Then Micaiah said, ‘So now listen to the Lord's message! I saw the Lord as he was sitting on his throne. The great crowd of his angels in heaven were standing around him, on his right side and on his left side.
- Job 1:6One day, the angels came to meet with the Lord in heaven. Satan also came and he stood there with them.
- Job 2:1Another time, the angels came again to meet with the Lord. Satan also came with them to meet the Lord.
Commentaries on Zechariah 6:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The four spirits of the heavens - Ministers of God's wrath against the sinful nations of the world.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5These are the four spirits of the heavens - They cannot be literal winds: for spirits, not winds, stand before God, as His servants, as in Job, “the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord” (Job 1:6; Job 2:1. This they did, (Jerome), “for these four kingdoms did nothing without the will of God.” Zechariah sums up in one, what former prophets had said separately of the Assyrian, the Babylonian, Egyptian, Persian. “O Assyria, the rod of Mine…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The four spirits (or the four winds) are members of a divine council. They report to God after their missions to the four directions of the earth (see Zechariah 2:6). God rules over the entire world. The teams of chariot horses carry out God's judgment.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. four spirits of the heavens--heavenly spirits who "stand before Jehovah" to receive God's commands (Zec 4:14; 1Ki 22:19; Job 2:1; Lu 1:19) in heaven (of which Zion is the counterpart on earth, see on Zec 6:1), and proceed with chariot speed (2Ki 6:17; Psa 68:17) to execute them on earth in its four various quarters (Psa 104:4; He 1:7, 14) [Pembellus]. Or, the secret impulses of God which emanate from His counsel and providence; the prophet implies that…Read the comment
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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
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