Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And the [heavenly] agent answered and said to me, These are the four winds of heaven, which go forth from standing before LORD of all the earth.

New American Standard Bible

The angel replied to me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth after standing before the Lord of all the earth,

King James Version

And 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.

Holman Bible

The angel told me, “These are the four spirits of heaven going out after presenting themselves to the Lord of the whole earth.

International Standard Version

The angel told me, "These are four heavenly spirits that are going out on patrol after having presented themselves to the Lord of the whole earth.

American Standard Version

And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four winds of heaven, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

Amplified

The angel answered me, “These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go out after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth,

Bible in Basic English

And the angel, answering, said to me, These go out to the four winds of heaven from their place before the Lord of all the earth.

Darby Translation

And 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.

Julia Smith Translation

And the messenger will answer and say to me, These the four spirits of the heavens going forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

King James 2000

And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of heaven, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the angel answered and said to me, "These [are] the four winds of the heavens going out after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth.

Modern King James verseion

And the angel answered and said to me, These are the four spirits of the heavens who go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The angel answered, and said unto me, 'These are the four winds of the heaven, which be come forth to stand before the ruler of all the earth.

NET Bible

The messenger replied, "These are the four spirits of heaven that have been presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth.

New Heart English Bible

The angel answered me, "These are the four winds of the sky, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

The Emphasized Bible

And the messenger answered, and said unto me, - These, are the four winds of the heavens, coming forward after each hath presented itself near the Lord of all the earth.

Webster

And the angel answered and said to me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

World English Bible

The angel answered me, "These are the four winds of the sky, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

Youngs Literal Translation

And the messenger answereth and saith unto me, 'These are four spirits of the heavens coming forth from presenting themselves before the Lord of the whole earth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the angel
מלאך 
Mal'ak 
Usage: 213

ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 329

and said

Usage: 0

unto me, These are the four
ארבּעה ארבּע 
'arba` 
Usage: 318

רוּח 
Ruwach 
Usage: 378

of the heavens
שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

before the Lord
אדן אדון 
'adown 
Usage: 335

References

Context Readings

Zechariah's Eighth Vision

4 Then I answered and said to the [heavenly] agent who talked with me, What are these, my lord? 5 And the [heavenly] agent answered and said to me, These are the four winds of heaven, which go forth from standing before LORD of all the earth. 6 [The chariot] in which are the black horses goes forth toward the north country, and the white went forth after them, and the grizzled went forth toward the south country.

Cross References

Daniel 7:2

Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven broke forth upon the great sea.

Zechariah 4:14

Then he said, These are the two anointed ones, who stand by LORD of the whole earth.

Hebrews 1:7

And indeed toward the heavenly agents he says, He who makes his agents spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

1 Kings 19:11

And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before LORD. And, behold, LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before LORD, but LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind a

1 Kings 22:19

And [Micaiah] said, Therefore hear thou the word of LORD. I saw LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

2 Chronicles 18:18-19

And [Micaiah] said, Therefore hear ye the word of LORD. I saw LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing at his right hand and at his left.

Job 1:6

Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before LORD, that Satan also came among them.

Job 2:1-2

Again it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before LORD, that Satan came also among them to present himself before LORD.

Psalm 68:17

The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands. LORD is among them, [as in] Sinai, in the sanctuary.

Psalm 104:3-4

who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters, who makes the clouds his chariot, who walks upon the wings of the wind,

Psalm 148:8

fire and hail, snow and vapor, stormy wind, fulfilling his word,

Isaiah 54:5

For thy maker is thy husband. LORD of hosts is his name. And the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer. He shall be called the God of the whole earth.

Ezekiel 1:5-28

And out of the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance. They had the likeness of a man.

Ezekiel 10:9-19

And I looked, and, behold, four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub, and another wheel beside another cherub. And the appearance of the wheels was like a beryl stone.

Ezekiel 11:22

Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, and the wheels were beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

Ezekiel 37:9

Then he said to me, Prophesy to the wind. Prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus says lord LORD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.

Daniel 7:10

A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him. Thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The judgment was set, and the books were opened.

Zechariah 1:10-11

And the man who stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom LORD has sent to walk to and fro through the earth.

Zechariah 4:10

For who has despised the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel, the eyes of LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

Matthew 18:10

See that ye not disparage one of these little ones, for I say to you, that in the heavens their agents do always behold the face of my Father in the heavens.

Matthew 24:31

And he will send forth his agents with a great trumpet sound, and they will gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the boundaries of the heavens--as far as their boundaries.

Luke 1:19

And having answered, the agent said to him, I am Gabriel who stand in the presence of God. And I was sent to speak to thee, and to announce these good news to thee.

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth for service for the sake of those who are going to inherit salvation?

Revelation 7:1

And after this I saw four agents standing at the four corners of the earth, restraining the four winds of the earth, so that wind would not blow on the earth, or on the sea, or upon any tree.

Revelation 14:6-13

And I saw an agent flying in mid-heaven having eternal good-news to proclaim to those who sit on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people,

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