Zechariah 6:3 BSB — MannaFest

Zechariah 6:3

the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grizzled strong horses.

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The third chariot white horses - The empire of the Greeks, founded by Alexander the Great, which destroyed the empire of the Persians. The fourth chariot grisled and bay horses - That is party-coloured horses, or with horses, some grisled and some bay. The empire of the Romans or of the Greeks. The Greeks divided after the death of Alexander; one part pointing out the Lagidae, who attacked and subdued Egypt; and the other, the seleucidae, who subdued Syria under Seleucus.

The record, by era

The Reformation1 voice

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

But as the vision is obscure, interpreters have given it different meanings. They who think that the four Gospels are designated by the four chariots, give a very frigid view. I have elsewhere reminded you, that we are to avoid these futile refinements which of themselves vanish away.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

All four dispensations, though various in character to the Gentile nation, portended alike good to God's people. bay--rather, "strong" or "fleet"; so Vulgate [GESENIUS]. The horses have this epithet, whose part it was to "walk to and fro through the earth" (Zec 6:7). However, the Septuagint and Chaldee agree with English Version in referring the Hebrew to color, not strength.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבַמֶּרְכָּבָ֥ה	u.va.mer.ka.Vah	and [were] with the chariot	H4818 →
הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖ית	ha.she.li.Shit	<the> third	H7992 →
סוּסִ֣ים	su.Sim	horses	H5483 →
לְבָנִ֑ים	le.va.Nim	white	H3836 →
וּבַמֶּרְכָּבָה֙	u.va.mer.ka.Vah	and [were] with the chariot	H4818 →
הָרְבִעִ֔ית	ha.re.vi.'It	<the> fourth	H7243 →
סוּסִ֥ים	su.Sim	horses	H5483 →
בְּרֻדִּ֖ים	be.ru.Dim	dappled	H1261 →
אֲמֻצִּֽים׃	'a.mu.Tzim	strong	H554 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 19:11
Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.
leads to
- Psalms 96:13
  before the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
- Isaiah 11:3–5
  And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,
- Psalms 98:9
  before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
- Revelation 6:2
  So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer.
- Psalms 50:6
  And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
Through
Revelation 6:2
So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer.
leads to
- Zechariah 6:3–8
  the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong.
Through
Revelation 6:8
Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword,…
leads to
- Hosea 13:14
  I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.
- Revelation 1:18
  the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.