Revelation 6

New American Standard Bible

The First Seal: Conqueror on a White Horse

6 Then I saw when the ^(A)Lamb broke one of the ^(B)seven seals, and I heard one of the ^(C)four living creatures saying as with a ^(D)voice of thunder, “Come^[a]!” ²I looked, and behold, a ^(E)white horse, and the one who sat on it had a bow; and ^(F)a crown was given to him, and he went out ^(G)conquering and to conquer.

The Second Seal: War

³When He broke the second seal, I heard the ^(H)second living creature saying, “Come^[b]!” ⁴And another, ^(I)a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to ^(J)take peace from the earth, and that people would kill one another; and a large sword was given to him.

The Third Seal: Famine

⁵When He broke the third seal, I heard the ^(K)third living creature saying, “Come^[c]!” I looked, and behold, a ^(L)black horse, and the one who sat on it had a ^(M)pair of scales in his hand. ⁶And I heard something like a voice in the center of the ^(N)four living creatures saying, “A ^[d]quart of wheat for a ^[e]denarius, and three ^[f]quarts of barley for a ^[g]denarius; and ^(O)do not damage the oil and the wine.”

The Fourth Seal: Death

⁷When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the ^(P)fourth living creature saying, “Come^[h]!” ⁸I looked, and behold, ^[i]an ^(Q)ashen horse; and the one who sat on it had the name ^(R)Death, and ^(S)Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, ^(T)to kill with sword, and famine, and ^[j]plague, and by the wild animals of the earth.

The Fifth Seal: Martyrs

⁹When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw ^(U)underneath the ^(V)altar the ^(W)souls of those who had been killed ^(X)because of the word of God, and because of the ^(Y)testimony which they had maintained; ¹⁰and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “^(Z)How long, O ^[k]^(AA)Lord, ^(AB)holy and true, ^[l]will You refrain from ^(AC)judging and avenging our blood on ^(AD)those who live on the earth?” ¹¹And a ^(AE)white robe was given to each of them; and they were told that they were to ^(AF)rest for a little while longer, ^(AG)until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers and sisters who were to be killed even as they had been, was ^(AH)completed also.

The Sixth Seal: Terror

¹²And I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great ^(AI)earthquake; and the ^(AJ)sun became as black as ^(AK)sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; ¹³and ^(AL)the stars of the sky fell to the earth, ^(AM)as a fig tree drops its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind. ¹⁴^(AN)The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and ^(AO)every mountain and island was removed from its place. ¹⁵Then ^(AP)the kings of the earth and the eminent people, and the commanders and the wealthy and the strong, and every slave and free person hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; ¹⁶and they *^(AQ)said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the ^[m]sight of Him ^(AR)who sits on the throne, and from the ^(AS)wrath of the Lamb; ¹⁷for ^(AT)the great day of Their wrath has come, and ^(AU)who is able to stand?”

Notas al pie

Revelation 6:1 One early ms and see
Revelation 6:3 One early ms and see
Revelation 6:5 One early ms and see
Revelation 6:6 Gr choenix; i.e., a dry measure almost equal to a qt.
Revelation 6:6 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
Revelation 6:6 Gr choenix; i.e., a dry measure almost equal to a qt.
Revelation 6:6 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
Revelation 6:7 One early ms and see
Revelation 6:8 Or a sickly pale green
Revelation 6:8 Lit death; i.e., a particular kind of death
Revelation 6:10 Or Master
Revelation 6:10 Lit do You not judge and avenge
Revelation 6:16 Lit face

Amos 2-4

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Judgment on Moab

2 This is what the Lord says:

“For three offenses of ^(A)Moab, and for four,
I will not ^[a]revoke its punishment,
Because he ^(B)burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
²So I will send fire upon Moab
And it will consume the citadels of ^(C)Kerioth;
And Moab will die amid the ^(D)panic of battle,
Amid war cries and the sound of a trumpet.
³I will also eliminate the ^[b]^(E)judge from her midst
And slay all her ^(F)leaders with him,” says the Lord.

Judgment on Judah

⁴This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of ^(G)Judah, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they ^(H)rejected the Law of the Lord
And have not kept His statutes;
Their ^[c]^(I)lies also have led them astray,
Those which their ^(J)fathers followed.
⁵So I will ^(K)send fire upon Judah,
And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

Judgment on Israel

⁶This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of ^(L)Israel, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they ^(M)sell the righteous for ^[d]money,
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
⁷These who ^[e]trample the head of the ^(N)helpless to the dust of the earth
Also ^(O)divert the way of the humble;
And a ^(P)man and his father ^[f]resort to the same ^[g]girl
So as to profane My holy name.
⁸And on garments ^(Q)seized as pledges they stretch out beside ^(R)every altar,
And in the house of their God they ^(S)drink the wine of those who have been fined.

⁹“Yet it was I who destroyed the ^(T)Amorite before them,
^[h]Though his ^(U)height was like the height of cedars
And he was as strong as the oaks;
I also destroyed his ^(V)fruit above and his roots below.
¹⁰And it was I who ^(W)brought you up from the land of Egypt,
And led you in the wilderness for ^(X)forty years
So that you might take possession of the land of the ^(Y)Amorite.
¹¹Then I ^(Z)raised up some of your sons to be prophets,
And some of your young men to be ^(AA)Nazirites.
Is this not so, you sons of Israel?” declares the Lord.
¹²“But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
And you commanded the prophets, saying, ‘You ^(AB)shall not prophesy!’
¹³Behold, I am ^(AC)making a rut in the ground beneath you,
Just as a wagon makes a rut when filled with sheaves.
¹⁴^(AD)Refuge will be lost from the swift,
And the strong will not strengthen his power,
Nor the ^(AE)warrior save his ^[i]life.
¹⁵The one who ^(AF)grasps the bow will not stand his ground,
The swift of foot will not escape,
Nor will the one who rides the ^(AG)horse save his ^[j]life.
¹⁶Even the ^[k]bravest among the warriors will ^(AH)flee naked on that day,” declares the Lord.

All the Tribes Are Guilty

3 Hear this word which the Lord has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire ^[l]^(AI)family which ^[m]He brought up from the land of Egypt:

²“^(AJ)You only have I ^[n]known among all the families of the earth;
Therefore I will ^[o]^(AK)punish you for all your wrongdoing.”
³Do two people walk together unless they have agreed to meet?
⁴Does a ^(AL)lion roar in the forest when he has no prey?
Does a young lion ^[p]growl from his den unless he has captured something?
⁵Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no ^[q]device in it?
Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?
⁶If a ^(AM)trumpet is blown in a city, will the people not tremble?
If a ^(AN)disaster occurs in a city, has the Lord not brought it about?
⁷^[r]Certainly the Lord ^[s]God does nothing
Unless He ^(AO)reveals His secret plan
To His servants the prophets.
⁸A ^(AP)lion has roared! Who will not fear?
The ^(AQ)Lord God has spoken! ^(AR)Who can do anything but prophesy?

⁹Proclaim on the citadels in ^(AS)Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, “Assemble yourselves on the ^(AT)mountains of Samaria and see the great panic within her and the ^(AU)oppressions in her midst. ¹⁰But they ^(AV)do not know how to do what is right,” declares the Lord, “these who ^(AW)store up ^[t]violence and devastation in their citadels.”

¹¹Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:

“An ^(AX)enemy, one surrounding the land,
Will take down your fortifications from you,
And your ^(AY)citadels will be looted.”

¹²This is what the Lord says:

“Just as the shepherd ^[u]^(AZ)snatches from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear,
So will the sons of Israel living in Samaria be ^[v]snatched away—
With the ^(BA)corner of a bed and the ^[w]^(BB)cover of a couch!
¹³Hear and ^(BC)testify against the house of Jacob,”
Declares the Lord God, the God of armies.
¹⁴“For on the day that I punish Israel’s offenses,
I will also punish the altars of ^(BD)Bethel;
The horns of the altar will be cut off,
And will fall to the ground.
¹⁵I will also strike the ^(BE)winter house together with the ^(BF)summer house;
The houses of ^[x]^(BG)ivory will also perish,
And the ^(BH)great houses will come to an end,”
Declares the Lord.

“Yet You Have Not Returned to Me”

4 Hear this word, you ^[y]cows of ^(BI)Bashan who are on the ^(BJ)mountain of Samaria,
Who ^(BK)exploit the poor, who oppress the needy,
^[z]And say to their ^[aa]husbands, “Bring now, that we may ^(BL)drink!”
²The Lord ^[ab]God has ^(BM)sworn by His ^(BN)holiness,
“For behold, the days are coming upon you
When ^[ac]they will take you away with ^(BO)meat hooks,
And the last of you with ^(BP)fish hooks.
³You will ^(BQ)go out through holes in the walls,
One in front of the other,
And you ^[ad]will be hurled to Harmon,” declares the Lord.

⁴“Enter Bethel and do wrong;
In Gilgal multiply wrongdoing!
^(BR)Bring your sacrifices every morning,
Your tithes every three days.
⁵^[ae]Offer a ^(BS)thanksgiving offering also from that which is leavened,
And proclaim ^(BT)^[af]voluntary offerings, make them known.
For so you ^(BU)love to do, you sons of Israel,”
Declares the Lord God.

⁶“But I gave you also ^(BV)cleanness of teeth in all your cities,
And lack of bread in all your places;
Yet you have ^(BW)not returned to Me,” declares the Lord.
⁷“Furthermore, I ^(BX)withheld the rain from you
While there were still three months until harvest.
Then I would send rain on one city,
But on ^(BY)another city I would not send rain;
One part would be rained on,
While the part not rained on would dry up.
⁸So the people of two or three cities would stagger to another city to drink ^(BZ)water,
But would ^(CA)not be satisfied;
Yet you have ^(CB)not returned to Me,” declares the Lord.
⁹“I ^(CC)struck you with scorching wind and mildew;
The ^(CD)caterpillar was devouring
Your many gardens and vineyards, fig trees and olive trees;
Yet you have ^(CE)not returned to Me,” declares the Lord.
¹⁰“I sent a ^(CF)plague among you ^[ag]as in Egypt;
I ^(CG)killed your young men with the sword, along with your ^(CH)captured horses,
And I made the ^(CI)stench of your camp rise up in your nostrils;
Yet you have ^(CJ)not returned to Me,” declares the Lord.
¹¹“I overthrew you, as ^(CK)God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,
And you were like a ^(CL)log snatched from a fire;
Yet you have ^(CM)not returned to Me,” declares the Lord.
¹²“Therefore so I will do to you, Israel;
Because I will do this to you,
Prepare to ^(CN)meet your God, Israel.”
¹³For behold, He who ^(CO)forms mountains and ^(CP)creates the wind,
And ^(CQ)declares to a person what are His thoughts,
He who ^(CR)makes dawn into darkness
And ^(CS)treads on the high places of the earth,
^(CT)The Lord God of armies is His name.