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Zechariah 1

Zech. 1:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I saw
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
by night
layil (Hebrew #3915)
also laylah {lah'- yel-aw}; from the same as 3883; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
KJV usage: ((mid-))night (season).
Pronounce: lah'-yil
Origin: or (Isa. 21:11) leyl {lale}
, and beholdr a man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
riding
rakab (Hebrew #7392)
to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
KJV usage: bring (on (horse-)back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-)back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.
Pronounce: raw-kab'
Origin: a primitive root
upon a red
'adom (Hebrew #122)
rosy
KJV usage: red, ruddy.
Pronounce: aw-dome'
Origin: from 119
horse
cuwc (Hebrew #5483)
from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
KJV usage: crane, horse((-back, -hoof)). Compare 6571.
Pronounce: soos
Origin: or cuc {soos}
, and he stood
`amad (Hebrew #5975)
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
KJV usage: abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, + serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-)stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
Pronounce: aw-mad'
Origin: a primitive root
among the myrtle trees
hadac (Hebrew #1918)
the myrtle
KJV usage: myrtle (tree).
Pronounce: had-as'
Origin: of uncertain derivation
that were in the bottom
mtsullah (Hebrew #4699)
shade
KJV usage: bottom.
Pronounce: mets-ool-law'
Origin: from 6751
; and behind
'achar (Hebrew #310)
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
KJV usage: after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, + out (over) live, + persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
Pronounce: akh-ar'
Origin: from 309
him were therea red
'adom (Hebrew #122)
rosy
KJV usage: red, ruddy.
Pronounce: aw-dome'
Origin: from 119
horses
cuwc (Hebrew #5483)
from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
KJV usage: crane, horse((-back, -hoof)). Compare 6571.
Pronounce: soos
Origin: or cuc {soos}
, speckled
saruq (Hebrew #8320)
bright red (as piercing to the sight), i.e. bay
KJV usage: speckled. See 8291.
Pronounce: saw-rook'
Origin: from 8319
b, and white
laban (Hebrew #3836)
from 3835; white
KJV usage: white.
Pronounce: law-bawn'
Origin: or (Gen. 49:12) laben {law-bane'}
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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 over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? (Josh. 5:13)
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Rev. 6:4• 4And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto 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, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, (Hag. 1:1)

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Horse,
Myrtle,
Night

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Ministry on This Verse

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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, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. (Gen. 20:3)
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1 Kings 3:5• 5In Gibeon the Lord 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 the 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 heaven. (Dan. 2:19)
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Dan. 7:2,13• 2Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
 13I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came 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, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine 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 over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? (Josh. 5:13)
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Psa. 45:3‑4• 3Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
 4And in thy majesty 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 dyed 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.
 2Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?
 3I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
 4For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is 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 and bay horses.
 4Then I answered 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.
 6The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
 7And 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. (Zech. 6:2‑7)
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Rev. 6:4• 4And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto 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 on the horse, and against his army.
 20And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
 21And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. (Rev. 19:19‑21)
among.
Song of Sol. 2:16• 16My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth 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 plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together: (Isa. 41:19)
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Isa. 55:13• 13Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord 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, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also 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• 1Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; (Rev. 2:1)
speckled.
or, bay.
Zech. 6:6‑7• 6The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
 7And 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. (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.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "that night."