And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, (A)“A quart[a] of wheat for a denarius,[b] and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and (B)do not harm the oil and wine!”

When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of (C)the fourth living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, (D)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 (E)with sword and with famine and with pestilence and (F)by wild beasts of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:6 Greek choinix, a dry measure equal to about a quart
  2. Revelation 6:6 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer

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