Zechariah 6:1-8

New Catholic Bible

Chapter 6

Vision of the Four Chariots. ¹ Again I raised my eyes and beheld four chariots coming out between two mountains—and the mountains were mountains of bronze. ² The first chariot had red horses, the second chariot had black horses, ³ the third chariot had white horses, and the fourth chariot had spotted horses.

⁴ I asked the angel who was conversing with me, “What are these, my lord?” ⁵ The angel replied, “These are the four winds of heaven which are now ready to depart after presenting themselves for review by the Lord of all the earth. ⁶ The chariot with the black horses is departing for the land of the north, the red and the white horses will follow after them, and the chariot with the spotted horses will leave for the land of the south.”

⁷ As these horses emerged, eager to set off and patrol the earth, he said to them, “Go forth and patrol the earth,” and they did so. ⁸ Then he called to me and said, “Those who are going forth to the land of the north have allowed my Spirit to rest on the land of the north.”