Zechariah 6:5

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“And the angel told me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth from their station before the Lord of all the earth.”

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“And the angel told me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth from their station before the Lord of all the earth.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“And the messenger answereth and saith unto me, `These <FI>are<Fi> four spirits of the heavens coming forth from presenting themselves before the Lord of the whole earth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Zechariah 6:5 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 19:11Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
  2. 1 Kings 22:19Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
  3. 2 Chronicles 18:18Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.
  4. Job 1:6One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.
  5. Job 2:1On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.
  6. Psalms 68:17The chariots of God are tens of thousands— thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.
  7. Psalms 104:3laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
  8. Psalms 104:4He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
  9. Psalms 148:8lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,
  10. Isaiah 54:5For your husband is your Maker— the LORD of Hosts is His name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
  11. Ezekiel 1:5and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form,
  12. Ezekiel 10:9Then I looked and saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. And the wheels gleamed like a beryl stone.
  13. Ezekiel 11:22Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
  14. Ezekiel 37:9Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live!”
  15. Daniel 7:2Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.
  16. Daniel 7:10A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.
  17. Zechariah 1:10Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.”
  18. Zechariah 4:10For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”
  19. Zechariah 4:14So he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth.”
  20. Matthew 18:10See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
  21. Matthew 24:31And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
  22. Luke 1:19“I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
  23. Hebrews 1:7Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”
  24. Hebrews 1:14Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

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