Zechariah 6:5 BSB — MannaFest

Zechariah 6:5

And the angel told me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth from their station before the Lord of all the earth.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four winds of heaven, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

These are the four spirits of the heavens - They cannot be literal winds: for spirits, not winds, stand before God, as His servants, as in Job, “the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord” (Job 1:6; Job 2:

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

These are - The angels of heaven, who have a great share in the management of the affairs both of the church and states. Of the heavens - Which reside in heaven, 'till employed, go thence when employed, and having done their work, return thither.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The various providences of God concerning nations and churches are represented by the different colours of horses, Rev. vi. And so we may observe here, 1. That the counsels and decrees of God are the spring and original of all events, and they are immovable, as mountains of brass.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּ֥עַן	vai.Ya.'an	and he answered	H6030 →
הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ	ha.mal.'Akh	the angel	H4397 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֵלָ֑י	'e.Lai	to me	H413 →
אֵ֗לֶּה	'E.leh	these	H428 →
אַרְבַּע֙	'ar.Ba'	[are] [the] four	H702 →
רֻח֣וֹת	ru.Chot	[the] winds of	H7307 →
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	ha.sha.Ma.yim	the heavens	H8064 →
יוֹצְא֕וֹת	yotz.'ot	going forth	H3318 →
מֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב	me.hit.ya.Tzev	from when presented themselves	H3320 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
אֲד֥וֹן	'a.Don	[the] lord of	H113 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
הָאָֽרֶץ׃	ha.'A.retz	the earth	H776 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

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
Hebrews 1:7
Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”
leads to
- Psalms 104:4
  He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
- Hebrews 1:14
  Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Through
Hebrews 1:14
Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
leads to
- Psalms 34:7
  The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
- Psalms 103:20–21
  Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
- Psalms 91:11–12
  For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
- Daniel 6:22
  My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O…
- Matthew 18:10
  See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
Through
Ezekiel 37:9
Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe…
leads to
- John 3:8
  The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”