Zechariah 6:4

4 I asked the angel who was speaking to me, “What are these, my lord?”

Zechariah 6:4 in Other Translations

KJV
4 Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
ESV
4 Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
NLT
4 “And what are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was talking with me.
MSG
4 I asked the Messenger-Angel, "Sir, what's the meaning here?"
CSB
4 So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?"

Zechariah 6:4 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 6:4

Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with
me
After he had seen the chariots come out, and had observed the different colours of the horses in them: what [are] these, my lord?
that is, what do they signify? what is the meaning of this vision?

Zechariah 6:4 In-Context

2 The first chariot had red horses, the second black,
3 the third white, and the fourth dappled—all of them powerful.
4 I asked the angel who was speaking to me, “What are these, my lord?”
5 The angel answered me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going out from standing in the presence of the Lord of the whole world.
6 The one with the black horses is going toward the north country, the one with the white horses toward the west, and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”
Scripture quoted by permission.  Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®.  NIV®.  Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica.  All rights reserved worldwide.