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

2Harnessed to the first chariot were red horses, to the second black horses, 3to the third white horses, and to the fourth spotted horses, all of them strong. Then I asked the angelic messenger who was speaking with me, “What are these, sir?” 5The messenger replied, “These are the four spirits of heaven that have been presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth. 6The chariot with the black horses is going to the north country and the white ones are going after them, but the spotted ones are going to 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 asked one nearby, “What are these, sir?” The angelic messenger who replied to me said, “I will show you what these are.”
• Zechariah 5:5After this the angelic messenger who had been speaking to me went out and said, “Look, see what is leaving.”

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