Zec 1:8-17 | ESV | STEP | I saw in the night , and behold , a man riding on a red horse ! He was standing among the myrtle trees in the glen , and behind him were red , sorrel , and white horses .

8 “I saw in the night, and behold, ^aa man riding on a red horse! He was standing among the myrtle trees in the glen, and behind him were ^bred, sorrel, and white horses. 9 Then I said, ‘What are these, my lord?’ ^cThe angel who talked with me said to me, ‘I will show you what they are.’ 10 So ^dthe man who was standing among the myrtle trees answered, ^e‘These are they whom the Lord has sent to ^fpatrol the earth.’ 11 And they answered ^gthe angel of the Lord who was standing among the myrtle trees, and said, ^h‘We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth ⁱremains at rest.’ 12 Then ^jthe angel of the Lord said, ^k‘O Lord of hosts, ^lhow long will you ^mhave no mercy on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, against which you have been angry these ⁿseventy years?’ 13 And the Lord answered ^ogracious and comforting words to ^pthe angel who talked with me. 14 So ^qthe angel who talked with me said to me, ‘Cry out, Thus says the Lord of hosts: ^rI am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion. 15 ^sAnd I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are ^tat ease; ^ufor while I was angry but a little, ^vthey furthered the disaster. 16 Therefore, thus says the Lord, ^wI have returned to Jerusalem with mercy; ^xmy house shall be built in it, declares the Lord of hosts, and ^ythe measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem. 17 Cry out again, Thus says the Lord of hosts: ^zMy cities shall again overflow with prosperity, ^aaand the Lord will again comfort Zion and again ^abchoose Jerusalem.’”