Zechariah 1:8

I had a vision by halailah, and, hinei, a man riding upon a sus adom (a red-brown horse), and he stood among the myrtles that were in the hollow; and behind him there were susim: red-brown, sorrel, and white.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.

In Context

7Upon the four and twentieth yom of the eleventh chodesh, which is the chodesh Shevat, in the shnat shtayim of Daryavesh, + 1:7 519 B.C.E. came the Devar Hashem unto Zecharyah, ben Berechyah ben Iddo, HaNavi, saying,

9Then said I, O adoni, what are these? And the malach that spoke with me said unto me, I will show thee what these are.

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Cross References

Genesis 20:3But Elohim came to Avimelech in a chalom halailah, and said to him, See, thou art met (dead), for the isha which thou hast taken; for she is be'ulat ba'al (married of a husband).

Numbers 12:6And He said, Hear now My words: If there be a navi among you, I Hashem will reveal Myself unto him in a mar'ah (vision), and will speak unto him in a chalom.

1 Kings 3:5In Giv'on Hashem appeared to Sh'lomo in a chalom halailah; Elohim said, Ask what I should give thee.

Psalms 45:3Thou art fairer than Bnei Adam; 1 chen (grace, favor) is poured upon Thy sfatayim (lips); 1 therefore Elohim hath blessed Thee l'olam. + 45:3 T.N. The coming Messianic King is called Elohim Ps 45:6 [7] just as this coming personage is called El Gibbor in Isa 9:5 ; see MJ 1:8 ; The Targumist renders Ps 45:2 [3] as a reference to Moshiach. 1

Song of Solomon 6:2Dodi (my beloved) is gone down into his gan (garden), 1 to the beds of spices, 1 to feed in the ganim (gardens), 1 and to gather shoshanim (lilies). 1

Isaiah 55:13Instead of the thornbush shall come up the cypress, 1 and instead of the sirpad (nettle, prickly herb) shall come up the myrtle; 1 and it shall be to Hashem for a Shem, 1 for an ot olam lo yikaret (everlasting sign that shall not be cut off). + 55:13 See Dan 9:26

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 1:8-18

The Vision of the Horse and Myrtles; Intercession for Jerusalem. ( b. c. 520.) 7 Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, 8 I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. 9 Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And… Read the whole commentary →

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