Bible Strands
Zechariah 6:8
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.”
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — The LORD speaks directly to Zechariah immediately after commanding the horsemen to patrol the earth.
The words — The text highlights רְאֵה (re.'Eh) meaning “see” or “behold,” and הַ/יּֽוֹצְאִים֙ (hai./yotz.'Im) meaning “those going out.” These terms frame the divine announcement regarding the dispatched forces.
The thread — The concept of divine anger being spent and appeased appears in Ezekiel 5:13, while the motif of judgment agents from the north recurs in Jeremiah 51:48.
Why it lands — The text states that the northward mission has satisfied God's Spirit, requiring the reader to recognize that historical judgment fulfills divine purpose rather than human initiative.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Hebrew words
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.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 5:13 And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, in My zeal have spoken.
- Jeremiah 51:48 Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon because the destroyers from the north will come against her,” declares the LORD.
- Ezekiel 24:13 Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.
- Zechariah 1:15 but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’
- Judges 8:3 God has delivered Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian, into your hand. What was I able to do compared to you?” When he had said this, their anger against him subsided.
- Judges 15:7 And Samson told them, “Because you have done this, I will not rest until I have taken vengeance upon you.”
- Ecclesiastes 10:4 If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
- Isaiah 1:24 Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.
- Isaiah 18:3 All you people of the world and dwellers of the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it; when a ram’s horn sounds, you will hear it.
- Isaiah 48:14 Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.