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Zech. 1:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I saw by night, and beholdr a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were therea red horses, speckledb, and white.

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Josh. 5:13• ¹³And it came to pass when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there stood a man before him with his sword drawn in his hand. And Joshua went to him, and said to him: Art thou for us, or for our enemies? (Josh. 5:13)

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Rev. 6:4• ⁴And another, a red horse, went forth; and to him that sat upon it, to him it was given to take peace from the earth, and that they should slay one another; and there was given to him a great sword. (Rev. 6:4)

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Zech. 6:2• ²In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; (Zech. 6:2)

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Hag. 1:1• ¹In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, came the word of Jehovah by the prophet Haggai unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying, (Hag. 1:1)

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by night.

Gen. 20:3• ³But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman that thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. (Gen. 20:3)

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1 Kings 3:5• ⁵In Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. (1 Kings 3:5)

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Job 4:13• ¹³In thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men:-- (Job 4:13)

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Dan. 2:19• ¹⁹Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of the heavens. (Dan. 2:19)

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Dan. 7:2,13• ²Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of the heavens broke forth upon the great sea.
¹³I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like a son of man, and he came up even to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. (Dan. 7:2,13)

behold.

Zech. 13:7• ⁷Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, even against the man that is my fellow, saith Jehovah of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered, and I will turn my hand upon the little ones. (Zech. 13:7)

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Josh. 5:13• ¹³And it came to pass when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there stood a man before him with his sword drawn in his hand. And Joshua went to him, and said to him: Art thou for us, or for our enemies? (Josh. 5:13)

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Psa. 45:3‑4• ³Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, in thy majesty and thy splendour;
⁴And in thy splendour ride prosperously, because of truth and meekness and righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. (Psa. 45:3‑4)

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Isa. 63:1‑4• ¹Who is this that cometh from Edom, with deep-red garments from Bozrah, this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength?--I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
²--Wherefore is redness in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winevat?
³I have trodden the winepress alone, and of the peoples not a man was with me; and I have trodden them in mine anger, and trampled them in my fury; and their blood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all mine apparel.
⁴For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed had come. (Isa. 63:1‑4)

riding.

Zech. 6:2‑7• ²In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
³and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled, strong horses.
⁴And I spoke and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
⁵And 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.
⁶That in which are the black horses goeth forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth towards the south country;
⁷and the strong go forth, and seek to go that they may walk to and fro through the earth. And he said, Go, walk to and fro through the earth. And they walked to and fro through the earth. (Zech. 6:2‑7)

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Rev. 6:4• ⁴And another, a red horse, went forth; and to him that sat upon it, to him it was given to take peace from the earth, and that they should slay one another; and there was given to him a great sword. (Rev. 6:4)

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Rev. 19:19‑21• ¹⁹And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against him that sat upon the horse, and against his army.
²⁰And the beast was taken, and the false prophet that was with him, who wrought the signs before him by which he deceived them that received the mark of the beast, and those that worship his image. Alive were both cast into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone;
²¹and the rest were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which goes out of his mouth; and all the birds were filled with their flesh. (Rev. 19:19‑21)

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Song of Sol. 2:16• ¹⁶My beloved is mine, and I am his; He feedeth his flock among the lilies, (Song of Sol. 2:16)

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Song of Sol. 6:2• ²My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens and to gather lilies. (Song of Sol. 6:2)

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Isa. 41:19• ¹⁹I will give in the wilderness the cedar, acacia, myrtle, and oleaster; I will set in the desert the cypress, pine, and box-tree together; (Isa. 41:19)

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Isa. 55:13• ¹³Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress, and instead of the nettle shall come up the myrtle; and it shall be to Jehovah for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. (Isa. 55:13)

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Isa. 57:15• ¹⁵For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, and whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, and with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. (Isa. 57:15)

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Rev. 2:1• ¹To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamps: (Rev. 2:1)

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Zech. 6:6‑7• ⁶That in which are the black horses goeth forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth towards the south country;
⁷and the strong go forth, and seek to go that they may walk to and fro through the earth. And he said, Go, walk to and fro through the earth. And they walked to and fro through the earth. (Zech. 6:6‑7)

• A horse, to borrow the definition of another, is “the symbol of divine energy of government in the earth.” (“Zechariah 1” by E. Dennett)

• At the time of this prophetic vision Babylon had already been judged, and hence there were only these three to follow; namely, Persia, Greece, and Rome.* It is very evident, therefore, that these three empires are represented by the red, speckled, and white horses. (“Zechariah 1” by E. Dennett)

• The horses “have the character of the providentially administering spirits of the empires rather than of the empires themselves.” (“Zechariah 1” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I saw by nightb, and behold, a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle-trees that were in the low valley; and behind him were red, bay, and white horses.

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Or "that night."