Zechariah 6:5

And the malach answered and said unto me, These are the arba ruchot HaShomayim, which go forth from standing before Adon Kol HaAretz. + 6:5 T.N. See Mal 3:1 where Moshiach is referred to similarly

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4Then I answered and said unto the malach that spoke with me, What are these, adoni?

6The one with the susim shechorim (black horses) go forth toward the eretz tzafon (land of the north); and the levanim (white ones) go forth after them; and the speckled go forth toward the eretz hateyman (land of the south).

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Cross References

1 Kings 19:11And He said, Go forth, and stand upon the Har before Hashem. And, hinei, Hashem passed by, and a ruach gedolah v'chazak rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the sela'im (rocks) before Hashem; but Hashem was not in the ruach; and after the ruach, a ra'ash (earthquake); but Hashem was not in the ra'ash;

2 Chronicles 18:18Again he said, Therefore hear the Devar Hashem: I saw Hashem sitting upon His Kisse, and all Tzva HaShomayim standing on his right and on his left.

Job 2:1Again there was a day when the Bnei HaElohim came to present themselves before Hashem, and HaSatan came also among them to present himself before Hashem.

Psalms 104:3Who layeth the beams of His aliyyot (upper rooms) on the mayim; 1 Who maketh the clouds His merkavah; 1 Who walketh upon the wings of the ruach (wind); 1

Psalms 148:8Eish, and barad; snow, and cloud; 1 stormy wind fulfilling His Devar: 1

Ezekiel 1:5Also out of the midst thereof came the demut (likeness) of four Chayos. And this was their appearance: they had the demut adam.

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 6:2-9

The Vision of the Four Chariots. ( b. c. 520.) 1 And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass. 2 In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; 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,… Read the whole commentary →

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