4 And another, (A)a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to (B)take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.

The Third Seal—Famine

5 When He broke the third seal, I heard the (C)third living creature saying, “Come(a).” I looked, and behold, a (D)black horse; and he who sat on it had a (E)pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard something like a voice in the center of the (F)four living creatures saying, “A (b)quart of wheat for a (c)denarius, and three (d)quarts of barley for a (e)denarius; and (G)do not damage the oil and the wine.”

Footnotes:

a. Revelation 6:5: ['One early ms reads ', and see]
b. Revelation 6:6: ['Gr ', choenix, '; i.e. a dry measure almost equal to a qt']
c. Revelation 6:6: ['The denarius was equivalent to a day’s wages']
d. Revelation 6:6: ['Gr ', choenix, '; i.e. a dry measure almost equal to a qt']
e. Revelation 6:6: ['The denarius was equivalent to a day’s wages']