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Zechariah 6:4-6
New English Translation
Zechariah 6:4-6
New English Translation
4 Then I asked the angelic messenger[a] who was speaking with me, “What are these, sir?” 5 The messenger replied, “These are the four spirits[b] of heaven going out after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth. 6 The 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.
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- Zechariah 6:4 tn See the note on the expression “angelic messenger” in 1:9.
- Zechariah 6:5 tn The Hebrew term translated “spirit” here may also be translated “wind” or “breath” depending on the context (cf. ASV, NRSV, CEV “the four winds of heaven”; NAB similar).
Zechariah 6:4-6
New International Version
Zechariah 6:4-6
New International Version
4 I asked the angel who was speaking to me, “What are these, my lord?”
5 The angel answered me, “These are the four spirits[a](A) of heaven, going out from standing in the presence of the Lord of the whole world.(B) 6 The one with the black horses is going toward the north country, the one with the white horses toward the west,[b] and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 6:5 Or winds
- Zechariah 6:6 Or horses after them
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