Zechariah 6:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then He called to me and said, 'Look, those going toward the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּזְעֵ֣ק אֹתִ֔י וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלַ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר רְאֵ֗ה הַיּֽוֹצְאִים֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ צָפ֔וֹן הֵנִ֥יחוּ אֶת־רוּחִ֖י בְּאֶ֥רֶץ צָפֽוֹן׃ ס

Transliteration

And he yaz·ʿēq (called) to me, and yəḏabbēr (spoke) to me, lēmōr (saying): "rəʾēh (See), those hayyôṣəʾîm (going forth) to ʾereṣ ṣāp̱ôn (land of north) have hēnîḥû (caused to rest) my rûḥî (spirit) in ʾereṣ ṣāp̱ôn (land of north)."

Grammar Details

• *yaz·ʿēq*: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - called/cried out
• *yəḏabbēr*: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - spoke
• *lēmōr*: Qal infinitive construct - saying
• *rəʾēh*: Qal imperative masculine singular - see/look
• *hayyôṣəʾîm*: Qal participle masculine plural with definite article - the ones going forth
• *ʾereṣ*: feminine singular construct - land of
• *ṣāp̱ôn*: masculine singular noun - north
• *hēnîḥû*: Hiphil perfect 3rd person common plural - caused to rest/satisfied
• *rûḥî*: feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my spirit

Word Meanings

• *yaz·ʿēq*: called/cried out/summoned
• *hayyôṣəʾîm*: those going forth/those going out/those who went
• *hēnîḥû*: caused to rest/satisfied/appeased/quieted
• *rûḥî*: my spirit/my anger/my breath/my wind

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then he cried to me and spoke to me, saying, Behold, those that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then cried he to me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, they that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then cried he vpon me, and spake vnto me, sayenge: Beholde, these that go towarde ye north, shal still my wrath in the north countre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then cryed hee vpon me, and spake vnto me, saying, Beholde, these that goe towarde the North countrey, haue pacified my spirit in the North countrey.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then cryed he vpon me, & spake vnto me, saying: Beholde, these that go toward the north, shal stil my wrath in the north countrey.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then he called to me, and spoke to me, saying, "Behold, those who go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he calleth me, and speaketh unto me, saying, `See, those coming forth unto the land of the north have caused My Spirit to rest in the land of the north.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then cried he to me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, they that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then cried he to me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, they that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then crying out to me, he said, See, those who are going to the north country have given rest to the spirit of the Lord in the north country.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then he called to me, and spoke to me, saying, "Behold, those who go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then he cried out to me,“Look! The ones going to the northland have brought me peace about the northland.”

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 5:13 : 13 Then My anger will be fully spent, and I will satisfy My fury on them and be appeased. They will know that I, the LORD, have spoken in My zeal when I have spent My wrath upon them.
• Zech 1:15 : 15 But I am very angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was only a little angry, they added to the harm.
• Rev 18:21-22 : 21 Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, 'Thus, with violence, Babylon the great city will be thrown down, and it will never be found again.' 22 The sound of harpists, musicians, flute players, and trumpeters will never be heard in you again. No craftsman of any trade will ever be found in you again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again.
• Ezek 16:42 : 42 Then my wrath against you will subside, and my jealousy will turn away from you. I will be calm and no longer angry.
• Ezek 16:63 : 63 So that you may remember and be ashamed, and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, when I forgive you for all you have done, declares the Lord GOD.
• Ezek 24:13 : 13 Because of your unclean behavior and wickedness, though I tried to cleanse you, you would not be clean. You will not be cleansed again until I have satisfied my wrath upon you.
• Judg 8:3 : 3 God gave the leaders of Midian—Oreb and Zeeb—into your hands. What was I able to do compared to you?' At this, their anger toward him subsided when he said this.
• Judg 15:7 : 7 Samson said to them, "If you act like this, I swear I will get revenge on you, and after that, I will stop."
• Eccl 10:4 : 4 If the anger of a ruler rises against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness can lay great offenses to rest.
• Isa 1:24 : 24 Therefore, this is the declaration of the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: "I will gain relief from My adversaries and avenge Myself on My enemies.
• Isa 18:3-4 : 3 All you inhabitants of the world, you who dwell on the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it; when the trumpet sounds, you will hear it. 4 This is what the LORD said to me, 'I will remain quiet and observe from my dwelling place, like the heat shimmering in sunlight, like a cloud of dew during the heat of harvest.'
• Isa 42:13-15 : 13 The LORD will march out like a warrior; like a man of battle, He will stir up His zeal. He will raise a shout, yes, He will cry out aloud; against His enemies, He will show Himself mighty. 14 For a long time, I have kept silent; I have held my peace and restrained myself. But now, like a woman in labor, I will cry out; I will gasp and pant together. 15 I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn rivers into islands and dry up the pools.
• Isa 48:14 : 14 Assemble, all of you, and listen! Who among them declared these things? The LORD loves him; He will carry out His purpose against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.
• Isa 51:22-23 : 22 This is what your Lord, the Lord your God who defends His people, says: 'See, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering, the goblet of My wrath. You will never drink from it again.' 23 I will put it into the hands of your tormentors, who said to you, 'Bow down so we can walk over you.' You made your back like the ground, like a street for them to walk over.
• Jer 51:48-49 : 48 Then the heavens and the earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon, because out of the north destroyers will come against her, declares the Lord. 49 Babylon must fall because of the slain of Israel, just as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon.