KJV King James Version
The black horses which [are] therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
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Zechariah 6:6
The black horses which [are] therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.”
WEB World English Bible
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.”
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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;
Surrounding context — Zechariah 6
3 And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
4 Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What [are] these, my lord?
5 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.
6 The black horses which [are] therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
7 And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.
8 Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
9 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichבָּ֞הּH9034 · haherהַסּוּסִ֣יםH5483 · susswallowהַשְּׁחֹרִ֗יםH7838 · sha.chorblackיֹֽצְאִים֙H3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אֶ֣רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetצָפ֔וֹןH6828 · tsa.phonnorthוְהַלְּבָנִ֔יםH3836 · la.vanwhiteיָצְא֖וּH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֑םH310 · a.charafterוְהַ֨בְּרֻדִּ֔יםH1261 · ba.rodspottedיָצְא֖וּH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אֶ֥רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetהַתֵּימָֽן׃H8486 · te.mansouth
Cross-references
Ezekiel 1:4And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness [was] about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.Jeremiah 4:6Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.Jeremiah 51:48Then the heaven and the earth, and all that [is] therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the LORD.Jeremiah 1:14-15Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.Daniel 11:40And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.Jeremiah 6:1O 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.Daniel 11:3-6And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.Jeremiah 25:9Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.Daniel 7:5-6And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and [it had] three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.Jeremiah 46:10For this [is] the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.Daniel 11:9So the king of the south shall come into [his] kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
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