Zechariah 6:7 BSB — MannaFest

Zechariah 6:7

As the strong horses went out, they were eager to go and patrol the earth; and the LORD said, “Go and patrol the earth.” So they patrolled the earth.

BSB

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ASV

And the strong went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.

KJV

And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

And the strong went forth and sought to go, that they might walk to and fro through the earth - The mention of their strength corresponds to the extent of the power and commission, for which they asked, to go to and fro, up and down, at their will, unhindered, through the whole earth. The Babylonian empire held Egypt only out of Asia; the Persian was conquered in its efforts against Europe, in Greece; Alexander’s was like a meteor, gleaming but breaking into the four: the Roman combined East and West and within large limits tranquilly.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Sought to go - Waited for a commission. He said - Christ who hath all power in heaven and on earth. Through the earth - Thro' the rest of the kingdoms of the world remote from Judea, but not remote from God's wise and sovereign providence.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָאֲמֻצִּ֣ים	ve.ha.'a.mu.Tzim	and the strong [horses]	H554 →
יָצְא֗וּ	ya.tze.'U	they have gone out	H3318 →
וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙	vay.vak.Shu	and they have sought	H1245 →
לָלֶ֙כֶת֙	la.Le.khet	to go	H1980 →
לְהִתְהַלֵּ֣ך	le.hit.ha.Lekh	to go about	H1980 →
בָּאָ֔רֶץ	ba.'A.retz	on the earth	H776 →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
לְכ֖וּ	le.Khu	go	H1980 →
הִתְהַלְּכ֣וּ	hit.ha.le.Khu	go about	H1980 →
בָאָ֑רֶץ	va.'A.retz	on the earth	H776 →
וַתִּתְהַלַּ֖כְנָה	va.tit.ha.Lakh.nah	and they went about	H1980 →
בָּאָֽרֶץ׃	ba.'A.retz	on 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.

H1245vayvakshuand they have sought225×

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

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Through
2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in…
leads to
- 1 Peter 3:12
  For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
- Proverbs 15:3
  The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
- Jeremiah 16:17
  For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes.
- Proverbs 5:21
  For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.
- Psalms 34:15
  The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
Through
Daniel 7:24
And the ten horns are ten kings who will rise from this kingdom. After them another king, different from the earlier ones, will rise and subdue three kings.
leads to
- Daniel 7:20
  I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn whose appearance was more imposing than the others,…
- Daniel 11:36
  Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the…
Through
Zechariah 1:10
Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.”
leads to
- Zechariah 1:11
  And the riders answered the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth is at rest and tranquil.”