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# These are the four winds of heaven
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The chariots symbolize the four winds of heaven, but they are not literally the four winds. AT: "These chariots represent the four winds of heaven" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage]])
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# the four winds of heaven
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This phrase refers to the four directions from which the wind blows: north, east, south, and west. However, some modern versions interpret this Hebrew expression to mean "four spirits."
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# standing before the Lord of all the earth
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The idiom to "stand before" means to be in a person's presence and to serve him. See how you translated this in [Zechariah 4:14](../04/14.md). AT: "serving the Lord of all the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# the white horses are going out to the west country
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Some modern versions interpret this Hebrew phrase to mean "the white horses are going out after them," that is, following the black horses to the north country.
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# the white horses are ... the spotted gray horses are
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Here the horses represent the chariots that they pull. AT: "the chariot with the white horses is ... the chariot with the spotted gray horses is" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/chariot]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/horse]] |