Zechariah 6:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Zechariah 6:4

2 With the first chariot were ^ared horses, with the second chariot ^bblack horses,

3 with the third chariot white horses, and with the fourth chariot dappled horses—strong steeds.

4 Then I answered ^aand said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”

5 And the angel answered and said to me, ^a“These are four spirits of heaven, who go out from their ^bstation before the Lord of all the earth.

6 The one with the black horses is going to ^athe north country, the white are going after them, and the dappled are going toward the south country.”

7 Then the strong steeds went out, eager to go, that they might ^awalk to and fro throughout the earth. And He said, “Go, walk to and fro throughout the earth.” So they walked to and fro throughout the earth.

Verse Comparison: Zechariah 6:4

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American Standard Version
Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?

Amplified® Bible
Then I said to the angel who talked with me, What are these, my lord?

Contemporary English Version
"Sir," I asked the angel. "What do these stand for?"

Darby English Version
And I spoke and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?

Good News Bible
Then I asked the angel, "Sir, what do these chariots mean?"

King James Version
Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?

New American Standard Bible
Then I spoke and said to the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?"

New International Version
I asked the angel who was speaking to me, "What are these, my lord?"

New King James Version
Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then I spoke and said to the angel who spoke with me, " What do these mean, my lord?"

Revised Standard Version
Then I said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"

Young's Literal Translation
And I answer and say unto the messenger who is speaking with me, `What `are' these, my lord?'

New English Translation
Then I asked the angelic messenger¹ who was speaking with me, “What are these, sir?”

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