⁵ The angel told me, “These are four heavenly spirits that are going out on patrol after having presented themselves to the Lord of the whole earth. ⁶ The black horses are headed into the north country, and the white ones are headed out after them. The speckled horses are headed toward the south country.”

⁷ Then the gray horses went out. They were eager to go out on patrol throughout the earth, so the angel^[a] said, “Go patrol the earth.” So they went out on patrol throughout the earth.