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and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />with one of which the black horses are going out to the north country; and the white ones are to go out after them, while the spotted ones are to go out to the south country.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />with one of which the black horses are going forth to the north country; and the white ones go forth after them, while the dappled ones go forth to the south country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />with one of which the black horses are going forth to the north country; and the white ones go forth after them, while the dappled ones go forth to the south country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />with one of which the black horses are going forth to the north country; and the white ones go forth after them, and the dappled ones go forth to the south country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />with the chariot with the black horses going toward the north country; then the one with the white horses follows after them [because there are two northern powers to overcome], and the chariot with the dappled horses goes toward the south country.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one with the black horses is going to the land of the north, the white horses are going after them, but the dappled horses are going to the land of the south.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one with the black horses is going to the land of the north, the white horses are going after them, but the dappled horses are going to the land of the south.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The chariot wherein are the black horses goeth forth toward the north country; and the white went forth after them; and the grizzled went forth toward the south country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The chariot with black horses goes toward the north, the chariot with white horses goes toward the west, and the one with spotted horses goes toward the south." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The chariot wherein are the black horses goeth forth toward the north country; and the white went forth after them; and the grisled went forth toward the south country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The chariot with the black horses is going toward the north, and the white horses are following them. The spotted ones are going toward the south."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The chariot pulled by the black horses was going north to Babylonia, the white horses were going to the west, and the dappled horses were going to the country in the south. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The black horses are headed into the north country, and the white ones are headed out after them. The speckled horses are headed toward the south country."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one with the black horses is going toward the land of the north, the one with the white horses toward the west, and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The one with the black horses goes out toward the north country; and the white went out after them; and the dappled went forth toward the south country."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grizzled go forth towards the south country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The one with the black horses goes out toward the north country; and the white went out after them; and the dappled went out toward the south country.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The brown horses that [are] therein, are coming forth to the land of the north; and the white have come forth to their back part; and the spotted have come forth to the land of the south;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The brown horses that are therein, are coming forth unto the land of the north; and the white have come forth unto their hinder part; and the grisled have come forth unto the land of the south;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The black horses which are in it, going forth into the land of the north; and the white went forth after them; and the sprinkled with spots went forth to the land of the south.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That in which were the black horses went forth into the land of the north, and the white went forth after them: and the grisled went forth to the land of the south. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The one with the black horses was departing into the land of the North, and the white went forth after them, and the speckled went forth towards the land of the South.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The one with the black horses is going toward the land of the north, and the white horses go toward the west, and the dappled ones go toward the land of the south.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The chariot with the black horses goes toward the north country, the white ones go toward the west country, and the dappled ones go toward the south country.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The chariot in which are black horses goes forth to the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grizzled go forth to the south country,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />That which has black horses on it is going out to the north land, and the white ones are going out after them, and the spotted ones are going out to the land of the south<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />That wherein are the black horses goeth forth toward the north country; and the white went forth after them; and the grizzled went forth toward the south country;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>As for the chariot</i> in which were the black horses, they went out to the land of the north; and the white went out after them; and the piebald went out to the land of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/6-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=764" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/6.htm">The Vision of the Four Chariots</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>And the angel told me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth from their station before the Lord of all the earth. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">The one</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/7838.htm" title="7838: haš·šə·ḥō·rîm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Black. Or shachowr; from shachar; properly, dusky, but also Jetty.">the black</a> <a href="/hebrew/5483.htm" title="5483: has·sū·sîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A swallow, swift (type of bird). Or cuc; from an unused root meaning to skip; a horse; also a swallow.">horses</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yō·ṣə·’îm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">is going</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">toward</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/6828.htm" title="6828: ṣā·p̄ō·wn (N-fs) -- North. Or tsaphon; from tsaphan; properly, hidden, i.e. Dark; used only of the north as a quarter.">of the north,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3836.htm" title="3836: wə·hal·lə·ḇā·nîm (Conj-w, Art:: Adj-mp) -- White. Or laben; from laban; white.">the one with the white horses</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yā·ṣə·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">toward</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">the west,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1261.htm" title="1261: wə·hab·bə·rud·dîm (Conj-w, Art:: Adj-mp) -- Spotted, marked. From barad; spotted.">and the one with the dappled horses</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yā·ṣə·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">toward</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8486.htm" title="8486: hat·tê·mān (Art:: N-fs) -- South, south wind. Or teman; denominative from yamiyn; the south.">the south.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>As the strong horses went out, they were eager to go and patrol the earth; and the LORD said, “Go and patrol the earth.” So they patrolled the earth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-2.htm">Revelation 6:2-8</a></span><br />So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer. / And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” / Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Ezekiel 1:4-28</a></span><br />I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber, / and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form, / but each had four faces and four wings. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-2.htm">Daniel 7:2-3</a></span><br />Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea. / Then four great beasts came up out of the sea, each one different from the others:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a></span><br />behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-19.htm">Isaiah 66:19</a></span><br />I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/14-21.htm">Ezekiel 14:21</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-6.htm">Jeremiah 4:6</a></span><br />Raise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-22.htm">Jeremiah 6:22</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-6.htm">Isaiah 43:6</a></span><br />I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/9-2.htm">Ezekiel 9:2</a></span><br />And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-1.htm">Revelation 7:1</a></span><br />After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-14.htm">Revelation 9:14</a></span><br />saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a></span><br />And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-27.htm">Mark 13:27</a></span><br />And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the spotted go forth toward the south country.</p><p class="hdg">the north.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14,15</a></b></br> Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-6.htm">Jeremiah 4:6</a></b></br> Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Jeremiah 6:1</a></b></br> O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.</p><p class="hdg">go forth after.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/7-5.htm">Daniel 7:5,6</a></b></br> And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and <i>it had</i> three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/11-3.htm">Daniel 11:3,4</a></b></br> And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will… </p><p class="hdg">toward.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/11-5.htm">Daniel 11:5,6,9,40</a></b></br> And the king of the south shall be strong, and <i>one</i> of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion <i>shall be</i> a great dominion… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/6-2.htm">Black</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-2.htm">Brown</a> <a href="/songs/3-9.htm">Carriage</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-3.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-3.htm">Colour</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-11.htm">Country</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-3.htm">Dappled</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-9.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-6.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-3.htm">Grisled</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-3.htm">Grizzled</a> <a href="/joel/2-20.htm">Hinder</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-3.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-3.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-6.htm">North</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-14.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-20.htm">South</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-4.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/jonah/2-4.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/hosea/11-10.htm">West</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-11.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-3.htm">White</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/5-36.htm">Black</a> <a href="/genesis/30-32.htm">Brown</a> <a href="/acts/8-28.htm">Carriage</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-10.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/acts/27-30.htm">Colour</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-8.htm">Country</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-3.htm">Dappled</a> <a href="/luke/1-3.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-17.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-3.htm">Grisled</a> <a href="/genesis/31-10.htm">Grizzled</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-8.htm">Hinder</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-5.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-6.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-8.htm">North</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-7.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-7.htm">South</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-8.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-8.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-7.htm">West</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-11.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/matthew/5-36.htm">White</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/6-1.htm">The vision of the four chariots.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/6-9.htm">By the crowns of Joshua are shown the temple and kingdom of Christ the Branch.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, the "land of the north" often refers to Babylon, a significant power and oppressor of Israel. This direction is symbolic of God's judgment and control over the nations that have oppressed His people. The black horses may symbolize calamity or judgment, aligning with the biblical theme of God's sovereignty over empires. <a href="/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14-15</a> also speaks of disaster coming from the north, reinforcing this interpretation.<p><b>The one with the white horses toward the west</b><br>White horses in biblical literature often symbolize victory, purity, and peace. Their movement toward the west could indicate a mission of conquest or peace. In the context of Zechariah, this may suggest the spread of God's peace and victory over the western regions, possibly referring to the Mediterranean nations. <a href="/revelation/6-2.htm">Revelation 6:2</a> describes a rider on a white horse, symbolizing conquest, which may parallel this imagery of divine intervention and triumph.<p><b>And the one with the dappled horses toward the south</b><br>Dappled horses, with their mixed colors, might represent a combination of different divine actions or judgments. The south likely refers to Egypt, a historical adversary of Israel. The mixed colors could symbolize a blend of mercy and judgment, reflecting God's complex dealings with nations. This imagery aligns with the broader biblical narrative of God's justice and mercy, as seen in His interactions with Egypt throughout the Exodus and beyond. The southward movement signifies God's reach and authority extending to all directions, fulfilling His purposes across the earth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>A prophet of the post-exilic period who received visions from God, including the vision of the four chariots in <a href="/bsb/zechariah/6.htm">Zechariah 6</a>.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_four_chariots.htm">The Four Chariots</a></b><br>Symbolic representations of God's judgment and sovereignty over the earth, each drawn by horses of different colors.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_black_horses.htm">The Black Horses</a></b><br>These horses are sent toward the north, often associated with Babylon, representing judgment or calamity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_white_horses.htm">The White Horses</a></b><br>These horses head toward the west, symbolizing victory and peace.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dappled_horses.htm">The Dappled Horses</a></b><br>These horses go toward the south, possibly indicating a mixed outcome of judgment and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The vision of the chariots reminds us that God is in control of the nations and their destinies. We can trust in His ultimate plan and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>The different directions and colors of the horses symbolize various aspects of God's dealings with humanity, including both judgment and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>Just as the chariots are sent out to patrol the earth, believers are called to be vigilant and discerning of the times, understanding God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_plan.htm">Hope in God's Plan</a></b><br>Despite the imagery of judgment, there is hope in knowing that God's plan includes restoration and peace for His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_faith.htm">Active Faith</a></b><br>Understanding God's sovereignty should lead us to active faith, participating in His work on earth with confidence and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_zechariah's_and_revelation's_horses_align.htm">How can the vision of four horses (Zechariah 6:1-8) be harmonized with the four horsemen described in Revelation 6:1-8?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god's_spirit_rest_in_the_north.htm">Why does Zechariah 6:8 mention God's spirit finding rest in the north country if He is believed to be present everywhere?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_proof_joshua's_crowning_occurred.htm">What evidence exists that Joshua's crowning (Zechariah 6:9-15) actually took place as recorded, given the lack of external documentation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_zech._6_chariots_fit_global_winds.htm">How do the four chariots in Zechariah 6:1-5 reconcile with our modern understanding of a spherical Earth and global winds?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - The angel now (vers. 6, 7) indicates the various destinations of the chariots, except the first with the red horses. Why this is omitted has never been satisfactorily explained. Some regard ver. 7 as giving the destination of this chariot, by making a slight change in the word rendered "bay" in the Authorized Version, which would cause it to mean "red." The Syriac, indeed, which omits the word in ver. 3, translates it here by "red." If we retain the Masoretic reading, we must let this difficulty remain unsolved, and suppose that the angel explains only part of the vision, leaving the rest for the prophet's meditation. <span class="cmt_word">The black horses which are therein;</span> literally, <span class="accented">that wherein are the black horses, they go forth</span>, etc.; which is equivalent to "the chariot wherein are the black horses goeth forth." So the Revised Version. <span class="cmt_word">The north country.</span> Babylonia (see note on Zechariah 2:6). <span class="cmt_word">After them;</span> <span class="accented">behind them.</span> The white horses go to the same quarter; and thus is indicated the overwhelming destruction that was coming on Babylon, and the victory and triumph of the conquerors over it. <span class="cmt_word">The south country;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> Egypt (<a href="/isaiah/30-6.htm">Isaiah 30:6</a>; <a href="/daniel/11-5.htm">Daniel 11:5</a>), another hostile power, also, perhaps, Edom and Ethiopia. One chariot only is seen to go towards it, drawn by the speckled horses that denote a mixed judgment, perhaps of war and pestilence (see on ver. 3). The north and south symbolize the whole earth and the powers hostile to the true Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/6-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The one</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֞הּ</span> <span class="translit">(bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">the black</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁחֹרִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·ḥō·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7838.htm">Strong's 7838: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dusky, jetty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">horses</span><br /><span class="heb">הַסּוּסִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(has·sū·sîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5483.htm">Strong's 5483: </a> </span><span class="str2">A swallow, swift (type of bird)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is going</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹֽצְאִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ṣə·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the north,</span><br /><span class="heb">צָפ֔וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·p̄ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6828.htm">Strong's 6828: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the one with] the white [horses]</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַלְּבָנִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hal·lə·ḇā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3836.htm">Strong's 3836: </a> </span><span class="str2">White</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the west],</span><br /><span class="heb">אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and [the one with] the dappled [horses]</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַ֨בְּרֻדִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hab·bə·rud·dîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1261.htm">Strong's 1261: </a> </span><span class="str2">Spotted, marked</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the south.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתֵּימָֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tê·mān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8486.htm">Strong's 8486: </a> </span><span class="str2">South, south wind</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/6-6.htm">Zechariah 6:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/6-6.htm">Zechariah 6:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/6-6.htm">Zechariah 6:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/6-6.htm">Zechariah 6:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/6-6.htm">Zechariah 6:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/6-6.htm">Zechariah 6:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/6-6.htm">Zechariah 6:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/6-6.htm">Zechariah 6:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/6-6.htm">Zechariah 6:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/6-6.htm">Zechariah 6:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/6-6.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 6:6 The one with the black horses goes (Zech. 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