The Lord answered the angel with comforting words,
“I have seen how they acted, but I will heal them. I will lead them and help them, and I will comfort those who mourn.
“The Lord says, ‘When Babylonia's seventy years are over, I will show my concern for you and keep my promise to bring you back home.
One of them asked the angel who was standing further upstream, “How long will it be until these amazing events come to an end?”
I asked him, “Sir, what do these horses mean?” He answered, “I will show you what they mean.
The angel who had been speaking to me came again and roused me as if I had been sleeping.
“The fasts held in the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months will become festivals of joy and gladness for the people of Judah. You must love truth and peace.”
