Zechariah 6:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Zechariah 6:5

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.

8 And He called to me, and spoke to me, saying, “See, those who go toward the north country have given rest to My ^aSpirit in the north country.”

The Command to Crown Joshua

9 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

10 “Receive the gift from the captives—from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have come from Babylon—and go the same day and enter the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah.

Verse Comparison: Zechariah 6:5

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American Standard Version
And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four winds of heaven, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

Amplified® Bible
And the angel answered me, These are the four winds {or} spirits of the heavens, which go forth from presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth.

Contemporary English Version
Then he explained, "These are the four winds of heaven, and now they are going out, after presenting themselves to the Lord of all the earth.

Darby English Version
And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

Good News Bible
He answered, "These are the four winds; they have just come from the presence of the Lord of all the earth."

King James Version
And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the LORD of all the earth.

New American Standard Bible
The angel replied to me, "These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth after standing before the Lord of all the earth,

New International Version
The angel answered me, "These are the four spirits of heaven, going out from standing in the presence of the Lord of the whole world.

New King James Version
And 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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The angel replied to me, "These represent the four spirits of heaven, going forth after standing before the Lord of all the earth,

Revised Standard Version
And the angel answered me, "These are going forth to the four winds of heaven, after presenting themselves before the LORD of all the earth.

Young's Literal Translation
And the messenger answereth and saith unto me, `These `are' four spirits of the heavens coming forth from presenting themselves before the Lord of the whole earth.

New English Translation
The messenger replied, “These are the four spirits¹ of heaven that have been presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth.

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