Zechariah 6:1-8

Zechariah's vision of four chariots

1 I looked up again and I saw four chariots. They came out from between two mountains that were made of bronze. 2 The first chariot had red horses to pull it. The second chariot had black horses. 3 The third chariot had white horses. The fourth chariot had grey horses. All the horses were strong. 4 Then I asked the angel who was speaking with me, ‘What are these chariots, sir?’

5 The angel answered me, ‘These are the four spirits of heaven. They have come from the Lord of all the earth. 6 The chariot with the black horses is going towards the north country. The chariot with the white horses is going after them. The chariot with the grey horses is going towards the south country.’

7 When these strong horses came out, they were in a hurry to leave. They wanted to travel everywhere on the earth. The Lord had told them, ‘Go and look everywhere in the whole earth.’ So that is what the horses did.

8 Then the Lord called to me. He said, ‘Look! The horses that have gone to the north country have caused my Spirit to have peace. I am no longer angry about the north country.’