Zechariah 6:8

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Then made he outcry beside me, and spake unto me, saying, - See, these who are going forth into the land of the North, have settled my spirit in the land of the North.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he summoned me saying, “See, those going to the land of the north have pacified my Spirit in the northern land.”

Hebrew Names Version
Then he called to me, and spoke to me, saying, "Behold, those who go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country."

King James Version (1611)
Then cried he vpon me, and spake vnto me, saying, Behold, these that goe toward the North countrey, haue quieted my spirit, in the North countrey.

King James Version
Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

English Standard Version
Then he cried to me, "Behold, those who go toward the north country have set my Spirit at rest in the north country."

New American Standard Bible
Then He called out to me and spoke to me, saying, "See, those who are going to the land of the north have appeased My wrath in the land of the north."

New Century Version
Then he called to me, "Look, the horses that went north have caused my spirit to rest in the land of the north."

Amplified Bible
Then He called out to me and said to me, "See, those who are going to the north country have quieted My Spirit [of wrath] in the north country."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then cryed hee vpon me, and spake vnto me, saying, Beholde, these that goe towarde the North countrey, haue pacified my spirit in the North countrey.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then He cried out to me and spoke to me saying, "See, those who are going to the land of the north have appeased My wrath in the land of the north."

Legacy Standard Bible
Then He cried out to me and spoke to me saying, "See, those who are going to the land of the north have caused My Spirit to have rest in the land of the north."

Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD summoned me and said, "Behold, those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north."

Contemporary English Version
he shouted to me, "Those that have gone to the country in the north will do what the Lord 's Spirit wants them to do there."

Complete Jewish Bible
Then he called out to me and said, "Look! The ones going to the land in the north have given my Spirit rest in the north country."

Darby Translation
And he cried unto me, and spoke unto me, saying, See, these that go forth towards the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then he shouted at me and said, "Look, those horses that were going north finished their job in Babylon . They have calmed my spirit; I am not angry now!"

George Lamsa Translation
Then he cried and said to me, Behold, those who go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

Good News Translation
Then the angel cried out to me, "The horses that went north to Babylonia have quieted the Lord 's anger."

Lexham English Bible
And he cried out to me and said to me, "See those going out to the north country have set my spirit at rest in the north country."

Literal Translation
And he cried out to me, and spoke to me, saying, Behold, these who go toward the north country have caused My Spirit to rest in the north country.

American Standard Version
Then cried he to me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, they that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

Bible in Basic English
Then crying out to me, he said, See, those who are going to the north country have given rest to the spirit of the Lord in the north country.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then cried he upon me, and spoke unto me, saying: 'Behold, they that go toward the north country have eased My spirit in the north country.'

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then cryed he vpon me, & spake vnto me, saying: Beholde, these that go toward the north, shal stil my wrath in the north countrey.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he cried out and spoke to me, saying, Behold, these go out to the land of the north, and they have quieted mine anger in the land of the north.

English Revised Version
Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, they that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

World English Bible
Then he called to me, and spoke to me, saying, "Behold, those who go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he clepide me, and spak to me, and seide, Lo! thei that goon out in to lond of north, maden my spirit for to reste in the lond of north.

Update Bible Version
Then he cried to me, and spoke to me, saying, Look, those that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then he cried upon me, and spoke to me, saying, Behold, these that go towards the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

New English Translation
Then he cried out to me, "Look! The ones going to the northland have brought me peace about the northland."

New King James Version
And He called to me, and spoke to me, saying, "See, those who go toward the north country have given rest to My Spirit in the north country."

New Living Translation
Then the Lord summoned me and said, "Look, those who went north have vented the anger of my Spirit there in the land of the north."

New Life Bible
Then he called to me, "See, those who are going to the land of the north have given My Spirit rest in the north country."

New Revised Standard
Then he cried out to me, "Lo, those who go toward the north country have set my spirit at rest in the north country."

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he called me, and spoke to me, saying: Behold they that go forth into the land of the north, have quieted my spirit in the land of the north.

Revised Standard Version
Then he cried to me, "Behold, those who go toward the north country have set my Spirit at rest in the north country."

Young's Literal Translation
And he calleth me, and speaketh unto me, saying, `See, those coming forth unto the land of the north have caused My Spirit to rest in the land of the north.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then cried he vpon me, and spake vnto me, sayenge: Beholde, these that go towarde ye north, shal still my wrath in the north countre.

THE MESSAGE
Then he called to me and said, "Look at them go! The ones going north are conveying a sense of my Spirit, serene and secure. No more trouble from that direction."

Contextual Overview

¹ And once again I lifted mine eyes, and looked, and lo! four chariots, coming forward from between two mountains, - now, the mountains, were mountains of copper. ² In the first chariot, were red horses, - and, in the second chariot, black horses; ³ and, in the third chariot, white horses, - and, in the fourth chariot, horses spotted, deep red. ⁴ Then began I, and said, unto the messenger who was speaking with me, - What are these, my lord? ⁵ 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. ⁶ 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; ⁷ and, the deep red, have come forward and sought to go their way, that they might journey to and fro in the land, so he said, Go your way, journey to and fro in the land, - and they journeyed to and fro in the land. ⁸ Then made he outcry beside me, and spake unto me, saying, - See, these who are going forth into the land of the North, have settled my spirit in the land of the North.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

quieted: Zechariah 1:15, Judges 8:3, Judges 15:7, Ecclesiastes 10:4, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 18:3, Isaiah 18:4, Isaiah 42:13-15, Isaiah 48:14, Isaiah 51:22, Isaiah 51:23, Jeremiah 51:48, Jeremiah 51:49, Ezekiel 5:13, Ezekiel 16:42, Ezekiel 16:63, Revelation 18:21, Revelation 18:22

Reciprocal: Joshua 7:26 - So the Lord 2 Samuel 21:14 - God Esther 7:10 - Then was the king's Ezekiel 9:11 - I have Ezekiel 21:17 - and I

Cross-References

Genesis 6:12
And God beheld the earth, and lo! it had corrupted itself, - surely all flesh had corrupted its way, on the earth.

Genesis 6:17
And, I, behold me! bringing in the flood - even waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh wherein is the spirit of life, from under the heavens, - everything that is in the earth, shall cease to breathe:

Genesis 19:19
Behold, I pray thee thy servant hath found favour in thine eyes, so that thou hast magnified thy lovingkindness which thou hast performed with me in keeping alive my soul. - But, I, cannot escape to the mountain, lest calamity overtake me so shall I die.

Psalms 84:11
For, a sun and shield, is Yahweh God, - Grace and glory, will Yahweh give, He will not withhold what is good, from them who walk without blame.

Psalms 145:20
Yahweh preserveth all who love him, but, all the lawless, will he destroy.

Proverbs 3:4
So find thou favour and good repute, in the eyes of God and man.

Proverbs 8:35
For, he that findeth me, findeth life, and hath obtained favour from Yahweh;

Proverbs 12:2
A good man, obtaineth favour from Yahweh, but, a man of wicked devices, will he condemn.

Jeremiah 31:2
Thus, saith Yahweh, - There hath found favour in the desert people escaped from the sword, - I must go to cause him, even Israel, to rest.

Luke 1:30
And the messenger said unto her - Do not fear, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God, -

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying,.... That is, the Lord of the whole earth spoke to the prophet with a loud voice, and uttered the following words:

Behold, these that go toward the north country; meaning the Medes and Persians, which went towards Babylon:

have quieted my spirit in the north country; by executing the judgments of God upon the Chaldeans, and by helping, favouring, and delivering the people of the Jews; which were very agreeable to the will of God, and well pleasing in his sight, signified by the quieting or refreshing his Spirit.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then God, or the Angel of the Lord - who speaks of what belonged to God alone, “called me” (probably “loudly” Judges 4:10, Judges 4:13; 2 Samuel 20:4-5), so as to command his attention to this which most immediately concerned his people.

These have quieted My spirit in the north country - Or rather, “have made My anger to rest” on, that is, have carried it thither and deposited it there, made it to rest upon them, as its abode, as John saith of the unbelieving, “The wrath of God abideth on him” John 3:36. Babylon had been the final antagonist and subduer of the people of God. It had at the outset destroyed the temple of God, and carried off its vessels to adorn idol-temples. Its empire closed on that night when it triumphed over God , using the vessels dedicated to Him, to the glorifying of their idols. “In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldaeans slain.” This final execution of God’s anger upon that their destroyer was the earnest of the rest to them; and in this the visions pause.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Zechariah 6:8. Have quieted my spirit in the north country. — They have fulfilled my judgments on Assyria and Chaldea. Nabopolassar and Cyrus first, against the Assyrians and Chaldeans; and Alexander next, against the Persians. On this vision Abp. Newcome remarks:-

The black horses seem to denote the Persian empire; which, by subduing the Chaldeans, and being about to inflict a second heavy chastisement on Babylon, quieted God's spirit with respect to Chaldea; a country always spoken of as lying to the north of the Jews.

The white horses seem to be the Macedonian empire; which, like the Persian, overcame Chaldea.

The spotted bay horses seem to be the Roman empire. This description suits it because it was governed by kings, consuls, dictators, and emperors. It penetrated southward to Egypt and Africa. The Roman empire is mentioned twice, Zechariah 6:6-7, under each epithet given it, Zechariah 6:3.