Zechariah 6:8

Then made he outcry beside me, and spake unto me, saying,—See, these who are going forth into the land of the North, have settled my spirit in the land of the North.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7and, the deep red, have come forward and sought to go their way, that they might journey to and fro in the land, so he said, Go your way, journey to and fro in the land,—and they journeyed to and fro in the land.

9Then came the word of Yahweh unto me, saying:

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Cross References

Judges 8:3Into your hand, hath God delivered the princes of Midian—Oreb and Zeeb, what then had I been able to do in comparison with you? Then, was their spirit softened toward him, when he had spoken this word.

Ecclesiastes 10:4If, the spirit of a ruler, riseth up against thee, thy place, do not leave, for gentleness, pacifieth such as have greatly erred.

Isaiah 18:3All ye inhabitants of the world And ye, that dwell in the earth,—When there is lifted up an ensign on the mountains, Ye shall look, And when there is blown a horn, Ye shall hearken.

Isaiah 48:14Assemble yourselves—all of you and hear, Who among them, hath told these things? he whom Yahweh loveth, will execute—His pleasure, on Babylon, And his stroke on the Chaldeans.

Jeremiah 51:48Then shall shout over Babylon—heavens and earth and all who are therein,—For out of the North, shall come to her the spoilers Declareth Yahweh.

Ezekiel 16:42So will I let mine indignation find rest in thee, And my jealousy shall depart from thee,—And I will be quiet, and not be provoked any more.

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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