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Zechariah 6:8

Then he cried out to me, "Look! The ones going to the northland have brought me peace about the northland."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Vision;   Scofield Reference Index - Kingdom;   Parables;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Vision;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Holy Spirit;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chariots;   Zechariah, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Colours;   North Country, Land of the North;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Zechariah, Prophecy of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chariot;   Jeremiah (2);   Zechariah, Book of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Color;   Merkabah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he summoned me saying, “See, those going to the land of the north have pacified my Spirit in the northern land.”
Hebrew Names Version
Then he called to me, and spoke to me, saying, "Behold, those who go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country."
King James Version (1611)
Then cried he vpon me, and spake vnto me, saying, Behold, these that goe toward the North countrey, haue quieted my spirit, in the North countrey.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
Then he cried to me, "Behold, those who go toward the north country have set my Spirit at rest in the north country."
New American Standard Bible
Then He called out to me and spoke to me, saying, "See, those who are going to the land of the north have appeased My wrath in the land of the north."
New Century Version
Then he called to me, "Look, the horses that went north have caused my spirit to rest in the land of the north."
Amplified Bible
Then He called out to me and said to me, "See, those who are going to the north country have quieted My Spirit [of wrath] in the north country."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then cryed hee vpon me, and spake vnto me, saying, Beholde, these that goe towarde the North countrey, haue pacified my spirit in the North countrey.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then He cried out to me and spoke to me saying, "See, those who are going to the land of the north have appeased My wrath in the land of the north."
Legacy Standard Bible
Then He cried out to me and spoke to me saying, "See, those who are going to the land of the north have caused My Spirit to have rest in the land of the north."
Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD summoned me and said, "Behold, those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north."
Contemporary English Version
he shouted to me, "Those that have gone to the country in the north will do what the Lord 's Spirit wants them to do there."
Complete Jewish Bible
Then he called out to me and said, "Look! The ones going to the land in the north have given my Spirit rest in the north country."
Darby Translation
And he cried unto me, and spoke unto me, saying, See, these that go forth towards the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then he shouted at me and said, "Look, those horses that were going north finished their job in Babylon . They have calmed my spirit; I am not angry now!"
George Lamsa Translation
Then he cried and said to me, Behold, those who go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
Good News Translation
Then the angel cried out to me, "The horses that went north to Babylonia have quieted the Lord 's anger."
Lexham English Bible
And he cried out to me and said to me, "See those going out to the north country have set my spirit at rest in the north country."
Literal Translation
And he cried out to me, and spoke to me, saying, Behold, these who go toward the north country have caused My Spirit to rest in the north country.
American Standard Version
Then cried he to me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, they that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
Bible in Basic English
Then crying out to me, he said, See, those who are going to the north country have given rest to the spirit of the Lord in the north country.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then cried he upon me, and spoke unto me, saying: 'Behold, they that go toward the north country have eased My spirit in the north country.'
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then cryed he vpon me, & spake vnto me, saying: Beholde, these that go toward the north, shal stil my wrath in the north countrey.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he cried out and spoke to me, saying, Behold, these go out to the land of the north, and they have quieted mine anger in the land of the north.
English Revised Version
Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, they that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
World English Bible
Then he called to me, and spoke to me, saying, "Behold, those who go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he clepide me, and spak to me, and seide, Lo! thei that goon out in to lond of north, maden my spirit for to reste in the lond of north.
Update Bible Version
Then he cried to me, and spoke to me, saying, Look, those that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then he cried upon me, and spoke to me, saying, Behold, these that go towards the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
New King James Version
And He called to me, and spoke to me, saying, "See, those who go toward the north country have given rest to My Spirit in the north country."
New Living Translation
Then the Lord summoned me and said, "Look, those who went north have vented the anger of my Spirit there in the land of the north."
New Life Bible
Then he called to me, "See, those who are going to the land of the north have given My Spirit rest in the north country."
New Revised Standard
Then he cried out to me, "Lo, those who go toward the north country have set my spirit at rest in the north country."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then made he outcry beside me, and spake unto me, saying, - See, these who are going forth into the land of the North, have settled my spirit in the land of the North.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he called me, and spoke to me, saying: Behold they that go forth into the land of the north, have quieted my spirit in the land of the north.
Revised Standard Version
Then he cried to me, "Behold, those who go toward the north country have set my Spirit at rest in the north country."
Young's Literal Translation
And he calleth me, and speaketh unto me, saying, `See, those coming forth unto the land of the north have caused My Spirit to rest in the land of the north.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then cried he vpon me, and spake vnto me, sayenge: Beholde, these that go towarde ye north, shal still my wrath in the north countre.
THE MESSAGE
Then he called to me and said, "Look at them go! The ones going north are conveying a sense of my Spirit, serene and secure. No more trouble from that direction."

Contextual Overview

1 Once more I looked, and this time I saw four chariots emerging from between two mountains of bronze. 2 Harnessed to the first chariot were red horses, to the second black horses, 3 to the third white horses, and to the fourth spotted horses, all of them strong. 4 Then I asked the angelic messenger who was speaking with me, "What are these, sir?" 5 The messenger replied, "These are the four spirits of heaven that have been presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth. 6 The chariot with the black horses is going to the north country and the white ones are going after them, but the spotted ones are going to the south country. 7 All these strong ones are scattering; they have sought permission to go and walk about over the earth." The Lord had said, "Go! Walk about over the earth!" So they are doing so. 8 Then he cried out to me, "Look! The ones going to the northland have brought me peace about the northland."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

quieted: Zechariah 1:15, Judges 8:3, Judges 15:7, Ecclesiastes 10:4, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 18:3, Isaiah 18:4, Isaiah 42:13-15, Isaiah 48:14, Isaiah 51:22, Isaiah 51:23, Jeremiah 51:48, Jeremiah 51:49, Ezekiel 5:13, Ezekiel 16:42, Ezekiel 16:63, Revelation 18:21, Revelation 18:22

Reciprocal: Joshua 7:26 - So the Lord 2 Samuel 21:14 - God Esther 7:10 - Then was the king's Ezekiel 9:11 - I have Ezekiel 21:17 - and I

Cross-References

Genesis 6:12
God saw the earth, and indeed it was ruined, for all living creatures on the earth were sinful.
Genesis 6:17
I am about to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy from under the sky all the living creatures that have the breath of life in them. Everything that is on the earth will die,
Genesis 19:19
Your servant has found favor with you, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I am not able to escape to the mountains because this disaster will overtake me and I'll die.
Psalms 84:11
For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.
Psalms 145:20
The Lord protects those who love him, but he destroys all the wicked.
Proverbs 3:4
Then you will find favor and good understanding, in the sight of God and people.
Proverbs 8:35
For the one who finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord .
Proverbs 12:2
A good person obtains favor from the Lord , but the Lord condemns a person with wicked schemes.
Jeremiah 31:2
The Lord says, "The people of Israel who survived death at the hands of the enemy will find favor in the wilderness as they journey to find rest for themselves.
Luke 1:30
So the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 north country; meaning the Medes and Persians, which went towards Babylon:

have quieted my spirit in the north country; by executing the judgments of God upon the Chaldeans, and by helping, favouring, and delivering the people of the Jews; which were very agreeable to the will of God, and well pleasing in his sight, signified by the quieting or refreshing his Spirit.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 20:4-5), so as to command his attention to this which most immediately concerned his people.

These have quieted My spirit in the north country - Or rather, “have made My anger to rest” on, that is, have carried it thither and deposited it there, made it to rest upon them, as its abode, as John saith of the unbelieving, “The wrath of God abideth on him” John 3:36. Babylon had been the final antagonist and subduer of the people of God. It had at the outset destroyed the temple of God, and carried off its vessels to adorn idol-temples. Its empire closed on that night when it triumphed over God , using the vessels dedicated to Him, to the glorifying of their idols. “In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldaeans slain.” This final execution of God’s anger upon that their destroyer was the earnest of the rest to them; and in this the visions pause.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

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 Alexander next, against the Persians. On this vision Abp. Newcome remarks:-

The black horses seem to denote the Persian empire; which, by subduing the Chaldeans, and being about to inflict a second heavy chastisement on Babylon, quieted God's spirit with respect to Chaldea; a country always spoken of as lying to the north of the Jews.

The white horses seem to be the Macedonian empire; which, like the Persian, overcame Chaldea.

The spotted bay horses seem to be the Roman empire. This description suits it because it was governed by kings, consuls, dictators, and emperors. It penetrated southward to Egypt and Africa. The Roman empire is mentioned twice, Zechariah 6:6-7, under each epithet given it, Zechariah 6:3.


 
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