I asked him, "Sir, what do these horses mean?" He answered, "I will show you what they mean.

I asked the angel that had been speaking to me, "What do these horns mean?" He answered, "They stand for the world powers that have scattered the people of Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem."

I asked, "What have they come to do?" He answered, "They have come to terrify and overthrow the nations that completely crushed the land of Judah and scattered its people."

The angel appeared again and said, "Look! Something else is coming!"

"What is it?" I asked. He replied, "It is a basket, and it stands for the sin of the whole land."

I asked the angel, "Where are they taking it?"