Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Then I said, O my lord, what are these? And the angel who was talking to me said to me, I will make clear to you what they are.
New American Standard Bible
Then I said, “My
King James Version
Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be.
Holman Bible
I asked, “What are these, my lord?”
The angel who was talking to me replied, “I will show you what they are.”
International Standard Version
Then I asked, "Who are these, sir?" The messenger who was talking to me answered, "I will tell you who these are."
A Conservative Version
Then I said, O my lord, what are these? And the [heavenly] agent who talked with me said to me, I will show thee what these are.
American Standard Version
Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will show thee what these are.
Amplified
Then I said, “O my lord, what are these?” And the
Darby Translation
And I said, My lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these are.
Julia Smith Translation
And saying, What these, my lord? And the messenger speaking with me, will say to me, I will cause thee to see what these are?
King James 2000
Then I said, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will show you what these are.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I asked, "What [are] these, my lord?" And the angel [who was] talking with me said, "I will show you what these are."
Modern King James verseion
Then I said, O my lord, what are these? And the angel who talked with me said to me, I will show you what these are.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said I, 'O my lord, what are these?' And the angel that talked with me, said unto me, 'I will show thee what these be.'
NET Bible
Then I asked one nearby, "What are these, sir?" The angelic messenger who replied to me said, "I will show you what these are."
New Heart English Bible
Then I asked, 'My lord, what are these?'" The angel who talked with me said to me, "I will show you what these are."
The Emphasized Bible
Then said I, What are these, my lord? And the messenger who was speaking with me, said unto me, I, will shew thee what these, are.
Webster
Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said to me, I will show thee what these are.
World English Bible
Then I asked, 'My lord, what are these?'" The angel who talked with me said to me, "I will show you what these are."
Youngs Literal Translation
And I say, 'What are these, my lord?' And the messenger who is speaking with me saith unto me, 'I -- I do shew thee what these are.'
Interlinear
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Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Zechariah 1:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
First Vision: Horsemen
8 I saw in the night a man on a red horse, between the mountains in the valley, and at his back were horses, red, black, white, and of mixed colours. 9 Then I said, O my lord, what are these? And the angel who was talking to me said to me, I will make clear to you what they are. 10 And the man who was between the mountains, answering me, said, These are those whom the Lord has sent to go up and down through the earth.
Cross References
Zechariah 4:4-5
And I made answer and said to the angel who was talking to me, What are these, my lord?
Zechariah 1:19
And I said to the angel who was talking to me, What are these? And he said to me, These are the horns which have sent Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem in flight.
Zechariah 2:3
And the angel who was talking to me went out, and another angel went out, and, meeting him,
Zechariah 5:5
And the angel who was talking to me went out and said to me, Let your eyes be lifted up now, and see the ephah which is going out.
Genesis 31:11
And in my dream the angel of the Lord said to me, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.
Daniel 7:16
I came near to one of those who were waiting there, questioning him about what all this was. And he said to me that he would make clear to me the sense of these things.
Daniel 8:15-16
And it came about that when I, Daniel, had seen this vision, I had a desire for the sense of it to be unfolded; and I saw one before me in the form of a man.
Daniel 9:22-23
And teaching me and talking to me he said, O Daniel, I have come now to give you wisdom.
Daniel 10:11-14
And he said to me, O Daniel, you man dearly loved, take in the sense of the words I say to you and get up on to your feet: for to you I am now sent; and when he had said this to me I got on to my feet, shaking with fear.
Zechariah 4:11
And I made answer and said to him, What are these two olive-trees on the right side of the light-support and on the left?
Zechariah 6:4-5
And I made answer and said to the angel who was talking to me, What are these, my lord?
Revelation 7:13-14
And one of the rulers made answer, saying to me, These who have on white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?
Revelation 17:1-7
And one of the seven angels who had the seven vessels came and said to me, Come here, so that you may see the judging of the evil woman who is seated on the great waters;
Revelation 19:9-10
And he said to me, Put in the book, Happy are the guests at the bride-feast of the Lamb. And he said to me, These are the true words of God.
Revelation 22:8-16
And I, John, am he who saw these things and to whose ears they came. And when I had seen and given ear, I went down on my face to give worship at the feet of the angel who made these things clear to me.