Revelation 6:3-8
English Standard Version
3 When he opened the second seal, I heard (A)the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, (B)bright red. Its rider was permitted (C)to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
5 When he opened the third seal, I heard the (D)third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, (E)a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, (F)“A quart[a] of wheat for a denarius,[b] and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and (G)do not harm the oil and wine!”
7 When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of (H)the fourth living creature say, “Come!” 8 And I looked, and behold, (I)a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill (J)with sword and with famine and with pestilence and (K)by wild beasts of the earth.
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- Revelation 6:6 Greek choinix, a dry measure equal to about a quart
- Revelation 6:6 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
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