Revelation 6:7

Revelation 6:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living being say, “Come!”

Context of Revelation 6:7

5When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. 6Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “Two pounds of wheat for a day’s wages, and six pounds of barley for a day’s wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!” When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” 8I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades 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. 9When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.

Revelation 6:7 word by word

Καὶ ὅτε ἤνοιξεν τὴν σφραγῖδα τὴν τετάρτην, ἤκουσα φωνὴν τοῦ τετάρτου ζῴου λέγοντος· ἔρχουRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• he had openedἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
• the fourthτέταρτοςtetartos · fourthG5067
• sealὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• sealσφραγίςsphragis · sealG4973
• I heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• the voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• beastζῷονzōon · living thingG2226
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• seeβλέπωblepō · to seeG991

Cross-references for Revelation 6:7

• Revelation 6:1I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”
• Revelation 4:7The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.

Commentaries on Revelation 6:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The fourth beast - That which had the face of an eagle.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And when he had opened the fourth seal - See the notes at Revelation 5:1. I heard the voice of the fourth beast say - The flying eagle. See the notes at Revelation 15:7. As in the other cases, there does not appear to have been any particular reason why the fourth of the living creatures should have made this proclamation rather than either of the others. It was poetic and appropriate to represent each one in his turn as making proclamation. Come and see…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8When the fourth seal is opened, a terrifying horse appears. In the ancient world, a pale green color was used to show the color of a dead body. Hades: In Greek thought, Hades was the underworld for spirits without bodies. The Hebrew concept of Sheol, the place of the dead (1 Samuel 28:15), was similar. The death of one-fourth of the people on earth shows that the final judgment has not yet come (contrast Revelation 6:16–17). This set of four woes (sword…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. and see--supported by B; omitted by A, C, and Vulgate. The fourth living creature, who was "like a flying eagle," introduces this seal; implying high-soaring intelligence, and judgment descending from on high fatally on the ungodly, as the king of birds on his prey.Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 6:7

• Animals
• Famine
• Horse
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Commentaries on Revelation 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings