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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.
New American Standard Bible
The angel replied to me, “These are the
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
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.
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.
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.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Zechariah 6:5
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Context Readings
Zechariah's Eighth Vision
4 And I answer and say unto the messenger who is speaking with me, 'What are these, my lord?' 5 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. 6 The brown horses that are therein, are coming forth unto the land of the north; and the white have come forth unto their hinder part; and the grisled have come forth unto the land of the south;
Cross References
Daniel 7:2
Answered hath Daniel and said, 'I was seeing in my vision by night, and lo, the four winds of the heavens are coming forth to the great sea;
Zechariah 4:14
And he saith, 'These are the two sons of the oil, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.'
Hebrews 1:7
and unto the messengers, indeed, He saith, 'Who is making His messengers spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire;'
1 Kings 19:11
And He saith, 'Go out, and thou hast stood in the mount before Jehovah.' And lo, Jehovah is passing by, and a wind -- great and strong -- is rending mountains, and shivering rocks before Jehovah: -- not in the wind is Jehovah; and after the wind a shaking: -- not in the shaking is Jehovah;
1 Kings 22:19
And he saith, 'Therefore, hear a word of Jehovah; I have seen Jehovah sitting on His throne, and all the host of the heavens standing by Him, on His right and on His left;
2 Chronicles 18:18-19
And he saith, 'Therefore, hear ye a word of Jehovah: I have seen Jehovah sitting on His throne, and all the host of the heavens standing on His right and His left;
Job 1:6
And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst.
Job 2:1-2
And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst to station himself by Jehovah.
Psalm 68:17
The chariots of God are myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord is among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary.
Psalm 104:3-4
Who is laying the beam of His upper chambers in the waters, Who is making thick clouds His chariot, Who is walking on wings of wind,
Psalm 148:8
Fire and hail, snow and vapour, Whirlwind doing His word;
Isaiah 54:5
For thy Maker is thy husband, Jehovah of Hosts is His name, And thy Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, 'God of all the earth,' He is called.
Ezekiel 1:5-28
And out of its midst is a likeness of four living creatures, and this is their appearance; a likeness of man is to them,
Ezekiel 10:9-19
and I look, and lo, four wheels near the cherubs, one wheel near the one cherub, and another wheel near the other cherub, and the appearance of the wheels is as the colour of a beryl stone.
Ezekiel 11:22
And the cherubs lift up their wings, and the wheels are over-against them, and the honour of the God of Israel is over them above.
Ezekiel 37:9
And He saith unto me: 'Prophesy unto the Spirit, prophesy, son of man, and thou hast said unto the Spirit: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: From the four winds come in, O Spirit, and breathe on these slain, and they do live.'
Daniel 7:10
A flood of fire is proceeding and coming forth from before Him, a thousand thousands do serve Him, and a myriad of myriads before Him do rise up, the Judge is seated, and the books have been opened.
Zechariah 1:10-11
And the one who is standing between the myrtles doth answer and say, 'These are they whom Jehovah hath sent to walk up and down in the land.'
Zechariah 4:10
For who trampled on the day of small things, They have rejoiced, And seen the tin weight in the hand of Zerubbabel, These seven are the eyes of Jehovah, They are going to and fro in all the land.'
Matthew 18:10
Beware! -- ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,
Matthew 24:31
and he shall send his messengers with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the ends of the heavens unto the ends thereof.
Luke 1:19
And the messenger answering said to him, 'I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to proclaim these good news to thee,
Hebrews 1:14
are they not all spirits of service -- for ministration being sent forth because of those about to inherit salvation?
Revelation 7:1
And after these things I saw four messengers, standing upon the four corners of the land, holding the four winds of the land, that the wind may not blow upon the land, nor upon the sea, nor upon any tree;
Revelation 14:6-13
And I saw another messenger flying in mid-heaven, having good news age-during to proclaim to those dwelling upon the earth, and to every nation, and tribe, and tongue, and people,