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Zechariah 6:2

Zechariah 6:2

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

Red horses (see note on Zechariah 1:8). The colours of the horses are significant, though the symbols are not undisputed. "Red" symbolizes bloodshed and war (Isaiah 63:2; Revelation 6:4); "black," sorrow and mourning (Isaiah 1:3; Jeremiah 4:28; Revelation 6:5); "white," victory and joy (Ecclesiastes 9:8; Revelation 6:2; Revelation 19:11).

What the colour of the horses in the fourth chariot means is very doubtful (see below on Zechariah 6:3).

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