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And I heard something like a voice in the midst of the four living-creatures, saying “A quart[a] of wheat for a denarius[b], and three quarts of barley for a denarius. And do not harm the olive-oil and the wine”.

And when He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living-creature saying, “Come”. And I saw, and behold— there was a pale-green horse, and the one sitting on it. Death was the name for him. And Hades was following with him. And authority[c] was given to them over a fourth of the earth[d], to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild-beasts of the earth.

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  1. Revelation 6:6 This was the daily allowance for a slave.
  2. Revelation 6:6 That is, the daily wage for a laborer. That is, it will cost all one can earn to buy food to survive.
  3. Revelation 6:8 Or, power, freedom-to-act.
  4. Revelation 6:8 Or, land.

Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures,(A) saying, “Two pounds[a] of wheat for a day’s wages,[b] and six pounds[c] of barley for a day’s wages,[d](B) and do not damage(C) the oil and the wine!”

When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature(D) say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a pale horse!(E) Its rider was named Death, and Hades(F) was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:6 Or about 1 kilogram
  2. Revelation 6:6 Greek a denarius
  3. Revelation 6:6 Or about 3 kilograms
  4. Revelation 6:6 Greek a denarius