When he opened the third seal, I heard the (A)third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, (B)a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, (C)“A quart[a] of wheat for a denarius,[b] and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and (D)do not harm the oil and wine!”

When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of (E)the fourth living creature say, “Come!”

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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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