A young, untrained horse or donkey, associated in Scripture with humility or peace.
A colt is a young donkey
Job 11:12 See also Genesis 49:11
But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
The use of a colt by the coming king
Zechariah 9:9 See also Matthew 21:2–7 parallels Mark 11:2–7, Luke 19:30–35; John 12:15
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
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Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.