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When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” And I saw, and behold, a black horse, and its rider had a balance[a] in his hand; and I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius,[b] and three quarts of barley for a denarius;[c] but do not harm oil and wine!”

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

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Footnotes

  1. 6.5 balance: Symbol of famine. The balance was to measure rations.
  2. Revelation 6:6 The denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer
  3. Revelation 6:6 The denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer

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