Zechariah 6:6

6 The one with the black horses is going to the land of the north, the white horses are going after them, but the dappled horses are going to the land of the south."

Zechariah 6:6 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 6:6

The black horses which [are] therein
Which were in the second chariot: no further mention is made of the red horses in the first chariot, because the kingdom of the Chaldeans was now extinct: these design the Medes and Persians: go forth into the north country:
into the country of Babylon or Chaldea, which lay north of Judea; see ( Jeremiah 1:13-15 ) ( 3:12 ) ( 6:22 ) and other places; these went to Babylon, took that, and seized on the empire, and delivered the Jews, who were captives there: and the white go forth after them;
the Grecians under Alexander, who went after the Medes and Persians into the same country, and fought Darius the Persian, and conquered him: and the grisled go forth toward the south country;
the Romans under Julius Caesar, Augustus, and others before them, who went into Egypt, which lay south of Judea, ( Daniel 11:5 ) and conquered that, and other nations, and set up the fourth kingdom or monarchy.

Zechariah 6:6 In-Context

4 So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?"

5 The angel told me, "These are the four spiritsof heaven going out after presenting themselves to the Lord of the whole earth.

6 The one with the black horses is going to the land of the north, the white horses are going after them, but the dappled horses are going to the land of the south."

7 As the strong horses went out, they wanted to go patrol the earth, and the Lord said, "Go, patrol the earth." So they patrolled the earth.

8 Then He summoned me saying, "See, those going to the land of the north have pacified My Spirit in the northern land."