Zechariah 6:5 · KJV
“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. {spirits: or, winds}”
— Zechariah 6:5
Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What {are} these, my lord?
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.
Zechariah 6 — Context
And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses. {bay: or, strong}
4Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What {are} these, my lord?
5And 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. {spirits: or, winds}
6The 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.
7And 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.
Cross References
Hebrews 1:14
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
Hebrews 1:7
And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. {And of: Gr. And unto}
Ezekiel 10:9-19
And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels {was} as the colour of a beryl stone.
Ezekiel 37:9
Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. {wind: or, breath}
Psalms 104:3-4
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Revelation 7:1
And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
2 Chronicles 18:18-19
Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and {on} his left.
1 Kings 22:19
And he said, Hear thou therefore 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 hand and on his left.