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John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

Zechariah 6:4

Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me,.... After he had seen the chariots come out, and had observed the different colours of the horses in them:

what [are] these, my lord? that is, what do they signify? what is the meaning of this vision?

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See also Zechariah 6:4 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    ANGEL. See note of Zechariah 1:9. MY LORD. Hebrew. _'adon._ App-4....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord? WHAT ARE THESE, MY LORD? The prophet humbly and teachably seeks instruction from God, and therefore seeks not...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    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...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וָ אַ֨עַן֙ וָֽ אֹמַ֔ר אֶל ־הַ מַּלְאָ֖ךְ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE VISIONS OF ZECHARIAH Zechariah 1:7; Zechariah 2:1; Zechariah 3:1; Zechariah 4:1;...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    "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...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    The Prophet asks the angel again; and by his example we are taught to shake off every indifference, and to render ourselves both teachable and attentive to God if we desire to make progress in the kno...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What [are] these, my lord? Ver. 4. _What are these, my lord?_] Difficulty doth but whet desire in heroic spirits; the harder the vision th...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, the one who had acted as interpreter in all the visions, WHAT ARE THESE, MY LORD?...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE VISION OF THE FOUR CHARIOTS...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    See MALACHI 1:19, MALACHI 5:6....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Zechariah 6:4 answered H6030 (H8799) said H559 (H8799) angel H4397 talked H1696 (H8802) lord H113 unt

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    ANGEL (_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Zechariah 1:19; Zechariah 1:9; Zechariah 5:10; Zechariah 5:5;...

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