I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.
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Verse 8 is found in chapter 1 of Zechariah. The first vision presents horses among the myrtle trees at night. The scene is mysterious and symbolic, but introduces a fundamental theme of the book: God knows and oversees what happens on earth even when his intervention is not immediately visible.
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Ich sah bei der Nacht, und siehe, ein Mann saß auf einem roten Pferde, und er hielt unter den Myrten in der Aue, und hinter ihm waren rote, braune und weiße Pferde.
Vi de noche, y he aquí un varón que cabalgaba sobre un caballo bermejo, el cual estaba entre los mirtos que había en la hondura; y detrás de él había caballos bermejos, overos, y blancos.
Aquella noche vi a un hombre montado en un caballo rojo. Estaba entre los mirtos de la hondonada, y detrás de él había caballos rojos, castaños y blancos.
Je regardai pendant la nuit, et voici, un homme était monté sur un cheval roux, et se tenait parmi des myrtes dans un lieu ombragé; il y avait derrière lui des chevaux roux, fauves, et blancs.
Io ho avuta di notte una visione, ed ecco un uomo, montato sopra un cavallo sauro, il quale se ne stava fra delle mortine, ch’erano in un luogo basso; e dietro a lui vi erano de’ cavalli sauri, e de’ vaiolati, e de’ bianchi.
Olhei de noite, e vi um homem montado num cavalo vermelho; e ele estava parado entre as murtas que estavam na baixada; e atrás dele estavam cavalos vermelhos, malhados e brancos.
「我夜間觀看,看哪,有一人騎著紅馬,站在窪地的番石榴樹中間。在他身後有紅色、褐色和白色的馬。」
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