Zechariah 6:4-6

6:4 Then I asked the angelic messenger ¹  who was speaking with me, “What are these, sir?” 6:5 The messenger replied, “These are the four spirits ²  of heaven that have been presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth. 6:6 The chariot with the black horses is going to the north country and the white ones are going after them, but the spotted ones are going to the south country.

[6:4]  ¹ tn See the note on the expression “angelic messenger” in 1:9.

[6:5]  ² tn The Hebrew term translated “spirit” here may also be translated “wind” or “breath” depending on the context (cf. ASV, NRSV, CEV “the four winds of heaven”; NAB similar).