Revelation 6:8
“And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.”
Revelation 6:8 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And behold a pale horse, and he that sat upon him, his name was Death, and hell followed him. And power was given to him over the four parts of the earth, to kill with sword, with famine, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And I saw, and behold, a pale horse: and he that sat upon him, his name was Death; and Hades followed with him. And there was given unto them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the wild beasts of the earth.
- DARBYDarby
- And I saw: and behold, a pale horse, and he that sat upon it, his name was Death, and hades followed with him; and authority was given to him over the fourth of the earth to slay with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and by the beasts of the earth.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- And behold, a pale horse, and he who sat on it, his name was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and I saw, and lo, a pale horse, and he who is sitting upon him ; his name is Death, and Hades doth follow with him, and there was given to them authority to kill, (over the fourth part of the land,) with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and by the beasts of the land.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- I looked, and there was a pale horse. The name of the one riding it was Death, and Hell followed closely behind. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill with sword, hunger, death, and the beasts of the earth.
Context: Revelation 6
6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
7And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
9And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
About Revelation 6: The Seven Seals
This chapter describes the opening of the seven seals and the judgment that is brought upon the earth. The chapter includes the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the great multitude who are redeemed.
Commentary
Revelation 6 is a chapter of great significance in the book of Revelation. It is the beginning of the seven seals, which are the judgments of God that will be unleashed upon the earth. In this chapter, we see the opening of the first four seals, which are the four horsemen of the apocalypse. The first horseman is a white horse, which symbolizes conquest and victory. The second horseman is a red horse, which symbolizes war and bloodshed. The third horseman is a black horse, which symbolizes famine and economic hardship. The fourth horseman is a pale horse, which symbolizes death and destruction.