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

Fourth Seal: Widespread Death on Earth

When He opened the fourth seal, (B)I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” (C)So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And [c]power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, (D)to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, (E)and by the beasts of the earth.

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  1. Revelation 6:6 Gr. choinix, about 1 quart
  2. Revelation 6:6 About 1 day’s wage for a worker
  3. Revelation 6:8 authority

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