1 Then I looked again and I saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains that looked like bronze. 2 The first chariot was pulled by red horses, the second by black horses, 3 the third by white horses, and the fourth by dappled grey horses—all of them strong horses.
4 "My lord, what are these?" I asked the angel I was talking to.
5 "They are going out to the four winds of heaven,6:5. In other words they are all going in different directions. after presenting themselves to the Lord of all the earth," the angel explained. 6 The chariot with the black horses went north, the one with the white horses went west, and the one with the dappled grey horses went south. 7 When the strong horses came out they were eager to set off to patrol the earth. And he said, "Go and patrol the earth!" So they left and patrolled the earth.
8 Then the angel called to me, saying, "Look! Those who went north have achieved what the Lord wanted6:8. "Achieved what the Lord wanted": literally, "set at rest my spirit." in the land of the north."