Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

with one of which the black horses are going forth to the north country; and the white ones go forth after them, while the dappled ones go forth to the south country.

King James Version

The 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.

Holman Bible

The one with the black horses is going to the land of the north, the white horses are going after them, but the dappled horses are going to the land of the south.”

International Standard Version

The black horses are headed into the north country, and the white ones are headed out after them. The speckled horses are headed toward the south country."

A Conservative Version

[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.

American Standard Version

The chariot wherein are the black horses goeth forth toward the north country; and the white went forth after them; and the grizzled went forth toward the south country.

Amplified

with the chariot with the black horses going toward the north country; then the one with the white horses follows after them [because there are two northern powers to overcome], and the chariot with the dappled horses goes toward the south country.”

Bible in Basic English

The carriage in which are the black horses goes in the direction of the north country; the white go to the west; and those of mixed colour go in the direction of the south country.

Darby Translation

That 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;

Julia Smith Translation

The black horses which are in it, going forth into the land of the north; and the white went forth after them; and the sprinkled with spots went forth to the land of the south.

King James 2000

The black horses which are there go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the dappled go forth toward the south country.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{The one with} the black horses [is] going out to [the] north country, and the white [horses] go after them, while the dappled [ones] go to the south country."

Modern King James verseion

The black horses in it go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the dappled go forth to a south country.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

That with the black horses went in to the land of the north, and the white followed them, and the speckled horses went forth toward the south.

NET Bible

The chariot with the black horses is going to the north country and the white ones are going after them, but the spotted ones are going to the south country.

New Heart English Bible

The one with the black horses goes out toward the north country; and the white went out after them; and the dappled went forth toward the south country."

The Emphasized Bible

They in whose chariot are the black horses, are going forth into the land of the North, and, the white, have gone forth after them, - and, the spotted, have gone forth into the land of the South;

Webster

The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grizzled go forth towards the south country.

World English Bible

The one with the black horses goes out toward the north country; and the white went out after them; and the dappled went forth toward the south country."

Youngs Literal Translation

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The black
שׁחור שׁחר 
Shachor 
Usage: 6

סס סוּס 
Cuwc 
Usage: 140

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

into the north
צפן צפון 
Tsaphown 
Usage: 153

ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

and the white
לבן לבן 
Laban 
Usage: 29

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

אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

them and the grisled
בּרד 
Barod 
Usage: 4

תּמן תּימן 
Teyman 
Usage: 23

Context Readings

Zechariah's Eighth Vision

5 The angel replied to me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth after standing before the Lord of all the earth, 6 with one of which the black horses are going forth to the north country; and the white ones go forth after them, while the dappled ones go forth to the south country. 7 When the strong ones went out, they were eager to go to patrol the earth.” And He said, “Go, patrol the earth.” So they patrolled the earth.


Cross References

Jeremiah 1:14-15

Then the Lord said to me, “Out of the north the evil will break forth on all the inhabitants of the land.

Jeremiah 4:6

“Lift up a standard toward Zion!
Seek refuge, do not stand still,
For I am bringing evil from the north,
And great destruction.

Jeremiah 6:1

“Flee for safety, O sons of Benjamin,
From the midst of Jerusalem!
Now blow a trumpet in Tekoa
And raise a signal over Beth-haccerem;
For evil looks down from the north,
And a great destruction.

Jeremiah 25:9

behold, I will send and take all the families of the north,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will send to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring them against this land and against its inhabitants and against all these nations round about; and I will utterly destroy them and make them a horror and a hissing, and an everlasting desolation.

Jeremiah 46:10

For that day belongs to the Lord God of hosts,
A day of vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes;
And the sword will devour and be satiated
And drink its fill of their blood;
For there will be a slaughter for the Lord God of hosts,
In the land of the north by the river Euphrates.

Ezekiel 1:4

As I looked, behold, a storm wind was coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing forth continually and a bright light around it, and in its midst something like glowing metal in the midst of the fire.

Jeremiah 51:48

“Then heaven and earth and all that is in them
Will shout for joy over Babylon,
For the destroyers will come to her from the north,”
Declares the Lord.

Daniel 7:5-6

And behold, another beast, a second one, resembling a bear. And it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth; and thus they said to it, ‘Arise, devour much meat!’

Daniel 11:3-6

And a mighty king will arise, and he will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.

Daniel 11:9

Then the latter will enter the realm of the king of the South, but will return to his own land.

Daniel 11:40

“At the end time the king of the South will collide with him, and the king of the North will storm against him with chariots, with horsemen and with many ships; and he will enter countries, overflow them and pass through.

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