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And the mountains were mountains of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And again I lifted up my eyes and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains <i>were</i> mountains of brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then I turned and raised my eyes and looked, and behold, four chariots <i>were</i> coming from between two mountains, and the mountains <i>were</i> mountains of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now I raised my eyes again and looked, and behold, four chariots were going out from between the two mountains; and the mountains <i>were</i> bronze mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now I lifted up my eyes again and looked, and behold, four chariots were coming forth from between the two mountains; and the mountains were bronze mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now I lifted up my eyes again and looked, and behold, four chariots were coming forth from between the two mountains; and the mountains <i>were</i> bronze mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then I lifted up my eyes again and saw, and behold, four chariots were coming forth from between the two mountains; and the mountains <i>were</i> bronze mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now again I looked up, and four chariots were coming out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of [firm, immovable] bronze (divine judgment).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I looked up again and saw four chariots coming from between two mountains. The mountains were made of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I looked up again and saw four chariots coming from between two mountains. And the mountains were made of bronze. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Finally, I looked up and saw four chariots coming from between two bronze mountains. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I looked up again and saw four chariots going out from between the two mountains. They were mountains of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I had another vision. This time I saw four chariots coming out from between two bronze mountains. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I looked up and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains! And the mountains were made of brass! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Once more I looked, and this time I saw four chariots emerging from between two mountains of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Again I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and look, four chariots came out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I turned, and lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And again I lifted up my eyes and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Again I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, four chariots came out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of bronze. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I turn back, and lift up my eyes, and look, and behold, four chariots are coming forth from between two of the mountains, and the mountains [are] mountains of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I turn back, and lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, four chariots are coming forth from between two of the mountains, and the mountains are mountains of brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I shall turn back and lift up mine eyes and see, and behold, four chariots going forth from between two mountains; and the mountains, mountains of brass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I turned, and lifted up my eyes, and saw: and behold four chariots came out from the midst of two mountains: and the mountains were mountains of brass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I turned, and I lifted up my eyes and I saw. And behold, four four-horse chariots went out from the middle of two mountains. And the mountains were mountains of brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Again I raised my eyes and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains; and the mountains were of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And again I looked up and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />AND I turned and lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I turned, I lifted my eyes and I saw, and behold, four chariots came out from between two mountains, and those mountains were mountains of brass<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between the two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, four chariots coming out from between two mountains; and the mountains were brazen mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/6-1.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=730" 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">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wā·’ā·šuḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">And again</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: wā·’eś·śā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">I lifted</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nay (N-cdc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">up my eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wā·’er·’eh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·ba‘ (Number-fsc) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">four</a> <a href="/hebrew/4818.htm" title="4818: mar·kā·ḇō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A chariot. Feminine of merkab; a chariot.">chariots</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yō·ṣə·’ō·wṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">coming out</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: mib·bên (Prep-m) -- An interval, space between. ">from between</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê (Number-mdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">two</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: he·hā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">mountains—</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: wə·he·hā·rîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·rê (N-mpc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: nə·ḥō·šeṯ (N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">of bronze.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses,…<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/6-1.htm">Revelation 6:1-8</a></span><br />Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!” / 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!” ...<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="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-14</a></span><br />Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-13.htm">Jeremiah 1:13-14</a></span><br />Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting toward us from the north.” / 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="/revelation/4-5.htm">Revelation 4:5</a></span><br />From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/10-9.htm">Ezekiel 10:9-13</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. And the wheels gleamed like a beryl stone. / As for their appearance, all four had the same form, like a wheel within a wheel. / When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions, without turning as they moved. For wherever the head faced, the cherubim would go in that direction, without turning as they moved. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-31.htm">Daniel 2:31-35</a></span><br />As you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome. / The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze, / its legs were iron, and its feet were part iron and part clay. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-17.htm">Revelation 9:17</a></span><br />Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-32.htm">Jeremiah 25:32</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Revelation 11:19</a></span><br />Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Isaiah 19:1</a></span><br />This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.<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="/revelation/8-7.htm">Revelation 8:7</a></span><br />Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I turned, and lifted up my eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.</p><p class="hdg">I turned.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/5-1.htm">Zechariah 5:1</a></b></br> Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.</p><p class="hdg">four.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/1-18.htm">Zechariah 1:18,19</a></b></br> Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/2-38.htm">Daniel 2:38-40</a></b></br> And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou <i>art</i> this head of gold… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/7-3.htm">Daniel 7:3-7</a></b></br> And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another… </p><p class="hdg">and the.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-8.htm">1 Samuel 2:8</a></b></br> He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, <i>and</i> lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set <i>them</i> among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth <i>are</i> the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/34-29.htm">Job 34:29</a></b></br> When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth <i>his</i> face, who then can behold him? whether <i>it be done</i> against a nation, or against a man only:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-11.htm">Psalm 33:11</a></b></br> The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/4-13.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/daniel/10-6.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/haggai/2-22.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-9.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-6.htm">Four</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-9.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-11.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-1.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-1.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/haggai/2-22.htm">War-Carriages</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/10-9.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/mark/7-4.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-5.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-6.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-5.htm">Four</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-16.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-5.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-12.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/exodus/14-23.htm">War-Carriages</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/zechariah/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And again I lifted up my eyes and saw</b><br>This phrase indicates a continuation of Zechariah's series of visions, suggesting a divine revelation. The act of lifting one's eyes is often associated with receiving a vision or message from God, as seen in other prophetic books like Daniel and Ezekiel. It signifies readiness and openness to divine communication.<p><b>four chariots</b><br>Chariots in the ancient Near East were symbols of power and military might. The number four often represents universality or completeness in biblical literature, suggesting that these chariots have a global or comprehensive mission. This imagery may connect to the four horsemen in <a href="/revelation/6.htm">Revelation 6</a>, which also symbolize divine judgment and intervention in world affairs.<p><b>coming out from between two mountains</b><br>Mountains in biblical texts often symbolize stability, strength, and the presence of God. The specific mention of two mountains may imply a gateway or passage, possibly representing a divine threshold. This imagery could be linked to the Mount of Olives and Mount Zion, significant locations in biblical prophecy and eschatology.<p><b>mountains of bronze</b><br>Bronze is a metal associated with strength and judgment in the Bible. The use of bronze here may symbolize the enduring and unyielding nature of God's purposes. In the construction of the Tabernacle and Temple, bronze was used for the altar and other items related to sacrifice and judgment, suggesting a connection to divine justice and purification.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>The prophet who receives the vision. His name means "Yahweh remembers," and he is a post-exilic prophet encouraging the Israelites during the rebuilding of the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/four_chariots.htm">Four Chariots</a></b><br>Symbolic vehicles in Zechariah's vision, often interpreted as representing God's judgment or divine intervention. Chariots in ancient times were instruments of war and power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/two_mountains.htm">Two Mountains</a></b><br>These are described as mountains of bronze, which may symbolize strength, stability, and the immovable nature of God's plans. Some scholars suggest they represent Mount Zion and the Mount of Olives.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains_of_bronze.htm">Mountains of Bronze</a></b><br>Bronze in the Bible often symbolizes judgment and strength. The use of bronze here may indicate the enduring and unyielding nature of God's purposes.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/v/vision.htm">Vision</a></b><br>This is part of a series of visions given to Zechariah, intended to convey messages of hope, judgment, and restoration to the people of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty and Judgment</a></b><br>The vision of the four chariots reminds us of God's ultimate control over the nations and His righteous judgment. We can trust that God is actively working out His purposes in the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/strength_and_stability_in_god's_plans.htm">Strength and Stability in God's Plans</a></b><br>The mountains of bronze symbolize the unchanging and strong nature of God's plans. Believers can find assurance in the stability of God's promises, even amidst chaos.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>Zechariah's visions were meant to encourage the Israelites during a time of rebuilding. Similarly, we can find hope in God's promises of restoration and renewal in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The imagery of chariots can also remind us of the spiritual battles we face. We are called to put on the full armor of God and trust in His power to overcome.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/vision_and_discernment.htm">Vision and Discernment</a></b><br>Just as Zechariah was given visions to understand God's will, we should seek spiritual discernment through prayer and study of the Scriptures to comprehend God's direction for our lives.<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_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><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/what_did_god_reveal_to_zechariah.htm">What visions and messages did Zechariah receive from God?</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><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">Verses 1-8.</span> - § 10. <span class="accented">The eighth vision: the four chariots.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I turned, and lifted up mine eyes</span> (see note on Zechariah 5:1). <span class="cmt_word">Four chariots.</span> These are war chariots. The angel explains, in vers. 5, etc., what these chariots mean, how that they represent God's judgments on sinners in all the world. Though evil is removed from the Church, God's vengeance pursues it wherever it is located. If we compare this vision with the first (<a href="/zechariah/1-8.htm">Zechariah 1:8-11</a>), we shall see that the quiet there spoken of is here broken, and that the shaking of the nations, which is to accompany Messiah's advent (<a href="/haggai/2-7.htm">Haggai 2:7</a>), has begun. That the four chariots are to be identified with the four powers of Daniel's visions (2 and 7.) - the Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Macedonian, and Roman - is an opinion that does not commend itself. These four kingdoms and their fate have been already symbolized in the horns of the second vision (<a href="/zechariah/1-19.htm">Zechariah 1:19-21</a>), and it is most unlikely that they should be again introduced under a different figure. This would mar the orderly development of the revelation. And how could these kingdoms, such as they were, be said to issue from the seat of the theocracy and to be attentive to God's commands? Further, how could the chariots symbolize the kingdoms which were to be the objects of punishment, when at the same time they are themselves the instruments which inflict the chastisement? Neither does the angel's explanation suit this notion; for kingdoms are nowhere found under the figure of winds, and such a symbol would have been unintelligible to the prophet without further elucidation. <span class="cmt_word">Two mountains.</span> The Hebrew has the article, "the two mountains," two well known mountains. The scene of the vision is Jerusalem or its neighbourhood; hence the two mountains mentioned are thought to he those of Zion or the temple mount, and Olives (comp. <a href="/zechariah/14-4.htm">Zechariah 14:4</a>; <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Joel 3:16</a>). It is impossible to identify them; end probably nothing more is meant than that the chariots came forth from a defile between the two mountains which appeared in the vision. <span class="cmt_word">Mountains of brass;</span> or, <span class="accented">copper</span>. These impregnable, undecaying mountains represent the immovable, invincible nature of the theocracy and of God's decrees respecting it. From it the chariots go forth, because for the sake of God's kingdom and to promote its objects the world powers are destroyed (Knabenbauer) (<a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15</a>). The number "four" represents completeness; the judgment shall leave no quarter unvisited. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/6-1.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">And again</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאָשֻׁ֗ב</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ā·šuḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I lifted</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֶשָּׂ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’eś·śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">up my eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינַי֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·nay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and saw</span><br /><span class="heb">וָֽאֶרְאֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’er·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">four</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבַּ֤ע</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ba‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">chariots</span><br /><span class="heb">מַרְכָּבוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(mar·kā·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4818.htm">Strong's 4818: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chariot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">coming out</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹֽצְא֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ṣə·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine 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">from between</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבֵּ֖ין</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - mdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mountains—</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽהָרִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(he·hā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mountains</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֶהָרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·he·hā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of bronze.</span><br /><span class="heb">נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḥō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> </span><span class="str2">Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/6-1.htm">Zechariah 6:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/6-1.htm">Zechariah 6:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/6-1.htm">Zechariah 6:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/6-1.htm">Zechariah 6:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/6-1.htm">Zechariah 6:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/6-1.htm">Zechariah 6:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/6-1.htm">Zechariah 6:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/6-1.htm">Zechariah 6:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/6-1.htm">Zechariah 6:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/6-1.htm">Zechariah 6:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/6-1.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 6:1 Again I lifted up my eyes (Zech. 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