King James Version
Zechariah 6:8 in the King James Version says “Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit ...” — study this verse from Zechariah chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Zechariah 6:8 · KJV
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.
And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.
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.
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;
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“Then cried”
H2199to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
“me and spake”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
“Behold”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“these that go”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“in the north”
H6828properly, hidden, i.e., dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
“have quieted”
H5117to rest, i.e., settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, l
“he upon”
H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“my spirit”
H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
“in the north”
H6828properly, hidden, i.e., dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
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