Parallel Verses
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 American Standard Bible
with one of which the black horses are going forth to the
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.
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
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Tsaphown
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Zechariah 6:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Zechariah's Eighth Vision
5 The messenger replied, "These are the four spirits of heaven that have been presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth. 6 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. 7 All these strong ones are scattering; they have sought permission to go and walk about over the earth." The Lord had said, "Go! Walk about over the earth!" So they are doing so.
Cross References
Jeremiah 1:14-15
Then the Lord said, "This means destruction will break out from the north on all who live in the land.
Jeremiah 4:6
Raise a signal flag that tells people to go to Zion. Run for safety! Do not delay! For I am about to bring disaster out of the north. It will bring great destruction.
Jeremiah 6:1
"Run for safety, people of Benjamin! Get out of Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa! Light the signal fires at Beth Hakkerem! For disaster lurks out of the north; it will bring great destruction.
Jeremiah 25:9
So I, the Lord, affirm that I will send for all the peoples of the north and my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and all the nations that surround it. I will utterly destroy this land, its inhabitants, and all the nations that surround it and make them everlasting ruins. I will make them objects of horror and hissing scorn.
Jeremiah 46:10
But that day belongs to the Lord God who rules over all. It is the day when he will pay back his enemies. His sword will devour them until its appetite is satisfied! It will drink their blood until it is full! For the Lord God who rules over all will offer them up as a sacrifice in the land of the north by the Euphrates River.
Ezekiel 1:4
As I watched, I noticed a windstorm coming from the north -- an enormous cloud, with lightning flashing, such that bright light rimmed it and came from it like glowing amber from the middle of a fire.
Jeremiah 51:48
Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will sing for joy over Babylon. For destroyers from the north will attack it," says the Lord.
Daniel 7:5-6
"Then a second beast appeared, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and there were three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, 'Get up and devour much flesh!'
Daniel 11:3-6
Then a powerful king will arise, exercising great authority and doing as he pleases.
Daniel 11:9
Then the king of the north will advance against the empire of the king of the south, but will withdraw to his own land.
Daniel 11:40
"At the time of the end the king of the south will attack him. Then the king of the north will storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and a large armada of ships. He will invade lands, passing through them like an overflowing river.