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 was pulled by red horses, the second by black horses, 3the third by white horses, and the fourth by powerful dappled-gray horses. “And what are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was talking with me. 5The angel replied, “These are the four spirits of heaven who stand before the Lord of all the earth. They are going out to do his work. 6The chariot with black horses is going north, the chariot with white horses is going west, and the chariot with dappled-gray horses is going south.”

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 1:9I asked the angel who was talking with me, “My lord, what do these horses mean?” “I will show you,” the angel replied.
• Zechariah 5:5Then the angel who was talking with me came forward and said, “Look up and see what’s coming.”

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