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

2With the first chariot were red horses, with the second chariot black horses, 3with the third chariot white horses, and with the fourth chariot strong spotted horses. So I responded and said to the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?” 5The angel replied to me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going out after taking their stand before the Lord of all the earth, 6with one of which the black horses are going out to the north country; and the white ones are to go out after them, while the spotted ones are to go out to the south country.”

Zechariah 6:4 word by word

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

• So I respondedעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to the angelמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
• who was speakingדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• Whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• are theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113

Cross-references for Zechariah 6:4

• Zechariah 1:9Then I said, “What are these, my lord?” And the angel who was speaking with me said to me, “I will show you what these are.”
• Zechariah 5:5Then the angel who had been speaking with me went out and said to me, “Now raise your eyes and see what this is that 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