8. During the night I had a vision. I saw a man riding a red horse. He was standing among some myrtle trees in the ravine. Behind him were red, brown and white horses.
9. I asked, “What are these, sir?”The angel who was talking with me answered. He said, “I’ll show you what they are.”
10. Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained. He said, “They are the ones the Lord sent through all the earth.”
11. Then they spoke to the Lord’s angel. He was standing among the myrtle trees. They said, “We have gone through all the earth. Everything is calm and quiet.”
12. Then the Lord’s angel asked, “Lord of heaven’s armies, how long before you show mercy to Jerusalem and the cities of Judah? You have been angry with them for 70 years now.”
13. Then the Lord answered the angel who was talking with me. His words were comforting and good.
14. Then the angel told me, “Announce this: This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says: ‘I have a strong love for Jerusalem.
15. And I am very angry with the nations that feel so safe. I was only a little angry, but they made things worse for my people.’
16. “So this is what the Lord says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy. My Temple will be rebuilt,’ says the Lord of heaven’s armies. ‘And the measuring line will be used to rebuild Jerusalem.’
17. “Also announce: This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says: ‘My towns will be rich again. I will comfort Jerusalem again. I will still choose Jerusalem.’”
18. Then I looked up and saw four animal horns.
19. I asked the angel who was talking with me, “What are these?”He said, “These are the strong nations that scattered the people of Judah, Israel and Jerusalem.”