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The Four Chariots

¹ Now again I looked up, and ^(F1)(C1)four chariots were coming out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of firm, immovable bronze (divine judgment).² The first chariot had ^(C1)red horses (war, bloodshed), the second chariot had ^(C2)black horses (famine, death), ^(VR1)3 the third chariot had ^(C1)white horses (victory), and the fourth chariot had strong ^(C2)dappled horses (death through judgment). ^(VR1)4 Then I said to the angel who was speaking with me, "^(C1)What are these, my lord?"⁵ The angel answered me, "These are the ^(C1)four spirits of the heavens, which go out after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth, ^(VR1)6 with the chariot with the black horses going toward the ^(C1)north country; then the one with the white horses follows after them because there are two northern powers to overcome, and the chariot with the dappled horses goes toward the ^(C2)south country."⁷ When the strong horses went out, they were eager to ^(C1)patrol the earth. And the LORD said, "Go, patrol the earth." So they patrolled the earth watching and protecting it.⁸ Then He called out to me and said to me, "See, those who are going to the north country have ^(C1)quieted My Spirit of wrath in the north country."

⁹ The ^(C1)word of the LORD also came to me, saying,¹⁰ "^(C1)Take an offering from the exiles, from Heldai, from Tobijah, and from Jedaiah as representatives; and you go the same day and enter the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah, where they have arrived from Babylon.

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