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 Living Translation (NLT)“And what are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was talking with me.

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 dappled horses—strong steeds. Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?” 5And 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. 6The one with the black horses is going to the north country, the white are going after them, and the dappled are going 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, “My lord, what are these?” So the angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what they are.”
• Zechariah 5:5Then the angel who talked with me came out and said to me, “Lift your eyes now, and see what this is that goes 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