Zechariah 6:6

Verse 6 of 15. The 6th of 14 chapters in Zechariah, in The Minor Prophets.

2In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;

3And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.

4Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?

5And 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.

6The 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.

7And 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.

8Then 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.

9And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

10Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;

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Zechariah 6:6 in the 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 out toward the south country.”
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Matthew Henry on Zechariah 6:6

That there is an admirable beauty in Providence, and one event serves for a balance to another (v. 6): The black horses went forth, carrying with them very dark and melancholy events, such as made every person and every thing look black; but presently the white went forth after them, carrying joy to those that mourned, and, by a new turn given to affairs, making them to look pleasant again.

Read Matthew Henry on Zechariah 6:1–8: The Vision of the Four Chariots. (b. c. 520.)

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