George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Zechariah 6:8
Spirit. Septuagint, "wrath or fury." (Haydock) --- Nabopolassar overcame the Assyrians, Cyrus the Chaldeans, as Alexander would shortly treat the Persians.
Spirit. Septuagint, "wrath or fury." (Haydock) --- Nabopolassar overcame the Assyrians, Cyrus the Chaldeans, as Alexander would shortly treat the Persians.
Verse Zechariah 6:8. _HAVE QUIETED MY SPIRIT IN THE NORTH COUNTRY._] They have fulfilled my judgments on _Assyria_ and _Chaldea_. Nabopolassar and Cyrus first, against the Assyrians and Chaldeans; and...
THEN GOD, OR THE ANGEL OF THE LORD - who speaks of what belonged to God alone, “called me” (probably “loudly” Judges 4:10, Judges 4:13; 2 Samuel 20:4), so as to command his attention to this which mos...
CHAPTER 6 _ 1. The eighth vision (Zechariah 6:1) _ 2. The crowning of Joshua, the High-Priest (Zechariah 6:9) Zechariah 6:1. The last vision is the vision of the four chariots. We notice the similar...
A MORE DEFINITE VERSION OF THE ALLEGORY IN ZECHARIAH 1:8 FF. Here, however, the horsemen of the former allegory, who represent messengers, are replaced by chariots which symbolise warlike agencies. By...
CRIED. UPON. Are almost obsolete idiom. To "cry upon" meant to call to, _or appeal_ to, and is still used in this sense in Scotland. It comes to us through the Genevan Bible (1560), from the Great Bib...
_cried he upon me_ The word is used of a royal proclamation cried aloud through the city. Jonah 3:7. Here the loud call of the Angel was probably intended to rouse the prophet's attention to what was...
THEN CRIED HE UPON ME,—BEHOLD— _Then cried he unto me,—behold,_ &c. "The _black horses,_ denoting the Persian empire, have appeased my wrath by conquering the Babylonians, and by executing that vengea...
CHAPTER XXXIV A VISION OF WAR CHARIOTS Zechariah 6:1-8 RV. And again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were moun...
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. BEHOLD, THESE THAT GO TOWARD THE NORTH ... QUIETED MY S...
6:8 spirit (c-23) Or 'have satisfied mine anger.'...
THE EIGHTH VISION. THE SYMBOLIC CROWNING 1-8. Four war-chariots, with variously coloured horses, go forth to execute God's judgments against the enemies of oppressed Israel in different parts of the...
QUIETED MY SPIRIT IN] lit. 'caused my spirit to rest in.' The meaning may be either, (1) 'brought peace to,' or (2) 'sated my fury by stirring up trouble in.' The historical situation supports the sec...
A SERIES OF SEVEN VISIONS. Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15. Between the commencement of Zechariah’s prophetic labours and the incidents recorded in Zechariah 1:7 to...
CRIED HE UPON ME, means _summoned me._ (Comp. “Who _calls on_ Hamlet?” — Shakespeare, _Hamlet,_ Acts 5, scenes 2, 3.) HAVE QUIETED MY SPIRIT. — “Spirit” being used, as in Judges 8:3, in the sense of “...
וַ יַּזְעֵ֣ק אֹתִ֔י וַ יְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלַ֖י לֵ
Zechariah 6:8 THE ANGELS OF THE VISIONS Zechariah 1:7 - Zechariah 6:8 AMONG the influences of the Exile which contributed the material of Zechariah's Visions we included a considerable development...
THE VISIONS OF ZECHARIAH Zechariah 1:7; Zechariah 2:1; Zechariah 3:1; Zechariah 4:1;...
THE VISION OF THE CHARIOTS Zechariah 6:1-15 This is a vision of protection and deliverance. Four chariots issue from the mountains around Jerusalem. The colors of the horses represent the commission...
In the last vision the prophet observed four chariots, coming out from between two mountains of brass, one drawn by red horses, one by black horses, one by white horses, and one by grizzled horses. In...
Then he cried upon me, and spoke to me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my (k) spirit in the north country. (k) By punishing the Chaldeans my anger ceased, and you...
"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 h...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. Zechariah was plainly a contemporary of Haggai. Like him he dates his prophecies from the second imperial power of the Gentiles; but he goes a great deal far...
From this verse we learn that the chief object of the vision was — that the Jews might know that the dreadful tumults in Chaldea, which had in part happened, and were yet to take place, were not excit...
In chapter 6 we are shewn the government of God in the four monarchies, but neither as immediate government on God's part nor merely that of human government. We have seen power committed to man in th...
THEN CRIED HE UPON ME, AND SPAKE UNTO ME, SAYING,.... That is, the Lord of the whole earth spoke to the prophet with a loud voice, and uttered the following words: BEHOLD, THESE THAT GO TOWARD THE NO...
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. Ver. 8. _Then cried he upon me_] That I might the better...
_Then cried he unto me, Behold, these that go toward the north_ Namely, the black horses, denoting the Persian empire; _have quieted my spirit in the north country_ That is, by conquering the Babyloni...
THE VISION OF THE FOUR CHARIOTS...
Then cried he, the angel, UPON ME AND SPAKE UNTO ME, in great excitement, SAYING, in the name of the Lord, BEHOLD, THESE THAT GO TOWARD THE NORTH COUNTRY HAVE QUIETED MY SPIRIT IN THE NORTH COUNTRY, h...
THE EIGHTH VISION - FOUR CHARIOTS (vv. 1-8) The last of Zechariah's visions is of four chariots coming forth between the two mountains (JND). Note that the definite article "the" is used here, and i...
1-8 This vision may represent the ways of Providence in the government of this lower world. Whatever the providences of God about us are, as to public or private affairs, we should see them all as co...
THEN, when the prophet had been informed about the former vision, CRIED HE; the Angel that talked with the prophet, i.e. the Lord Christ, spake aloud. and called to him. THESE THAT GO, or are gone, fo...
Zechariah 6:8 called H2199 (H8686) to H853 spoke H1696 (H8762) saying H559 (H8800) See H7200 ...
THE EIGHTH VISION. THE FOUR CHARIOTS - THE FOUR WINDS OF HEAVEN - AND THEIR ACTIVITY ON EARTH (ZECHARIAH 6:1). Whereas in chapter 1 the horsemen were scouts going out to see if any activity was going...
CONTENTS: Vision of the four chariots. The symbolic crowning of Joshua. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Zechariah, angel, Joshua, Heldai, Tobijah, Jedaiah, Josiah. CONCLUSION: Following the day when God's j...
Zechariah 6:1. _Four chariots._ The four great monarchies seen in vision by Daniel, under the form of four beasts: chap. 7. The mountains of brass are expressive of the strength of those empires. Dani...
_Behold there came four chariots out from between two mountains _ THE FOUR CHARIOTS The general meaning of this vision is very clear. The enemies of the Church shall be punished, is the motto of the...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 6:1 Zechariah’s eighth vision begins with FOUR CHARIOTS with horses of different colors (vv. Zechariah 6:1). The chariots go out from b
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 6:8 Victory is easily accomplished. God’s SPIRIT is SET... AT REST IN THE NORTH COUNTRY, the former home of his enemies. This indicates the full and final defeat of those w...
CRITICAL NOTES.] CHARIOTS] Symbolic of four great empires described (Daniel 2:31; Daniel 7:3): or of the four winds of heaven (Zechariah 6:5). TWO MOUNTAINS] Between Moriah and Zion, some; others, emb...
EXPOSITION ZECHARIAH 6:1 § 10. _The eighth vision: the four chariots._ ZECHARIAH 6:1 I TURNED, AND LIFTED UP MINE EYES (see note on Zechariah
Zechariah, chapter 6. Now as we pointed out, the Lord gave to Zechariah ten visions. Visions are subject to interpretation. Oftentimes the meaning of them is rather veiled. And unless the Lord gives t...
Ecclesiastes 10:4; Ezekiel 16:42; Ezekiel 16:63; Ezekiel 5:13;...
Cried he — Christ spake aloud, and called to him. Quieted my spirit — By doing what I appointed them in revenge of my peoples injuries, and by bringing my people back into Canaan....