⁵ When he opened the third seal, I heard the ^(A)third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, ^(B)a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand.

² The first chariot had ^(A)red horses, the second ^(B)black horses,

⁶ The chariot with the black horses goes toward ^(A)the north country, the white ones go after them, and the dappled ones go toward ^(B)the south country.”

¹⁶ Moreover, he said to me, ^(A)“Son of man, behold, ^(B)I will break the supply^[a] of bread in Jerusalem. They shall eat bread ^(C)by weight and with anxiety, and they shall drink water ^(D)by measure and in dismay.

The Seven Seals

6 Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of ^(A)the seven seals, and I heard ^(B)one of the four living creatures say ^(C)with a voice like thunder, ^(D)“Come!”

⁹ And they sang ^(A)a new song, saying,

⁵ And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, ^(A)the Lion ^(B)of the tribe of Judah, ^(C)the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”

⁶ and before the throne there was ^(A)as it were a sea of glass, like crystal.

And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are ^(B)four living creatures, ^(C)full of eyes in front and behind: ^7 (D)the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight.

^26 (A)When I break your supply^[a] of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in a single oven and shall dole out your bread again by weight, and ^(B)you shall eat and not be satisfied.