Rev 6:5 | RWP | e4.org | A black horse ( ιππος μελας ). Lust of conquest brings bloodshed, but also famine and hunger. "The colour of mourning and famine. See ; ; , where mournfully is, literally, in black" (Vincent). Had ( εχων ) as in verse . A balance ( ζυγον ). Literally, a yoke (old word from ζευγνυμ , to join), of slavery ( ; ), of teaching ( ), of weight or measure like a pair of scales evenly balancing as here ( ; ). The rider of this black horse, like the spectral figure of hunger, carries in his hand a pair of scales. This is also one of the fruits of war.

‏ Revelation of John 6:5

A black horse ( ιππος μελας ). Lust of conquest brings bloodshed, but also famine and hunger. "The colour of mourning and famine. See Jer 4:28; 8:21; Mal 3:14, where mournfully is, literally, in black" (Vincent).

Had ( εχων ) as in verse 2.

A balance ( ζυγον ). Literally, a yoke (old word from ζευγνυμ, to join), of slavery (Ac 15:10; Ga 5:1), of teaching (Mt 11:29), of weight or measure like a pair of scales evenly balancing as here (Eze 5:1; 45:10). The rider of this black horse, like the spectral figure of hunger, carries in his hand a pair of scales. This is also one of the fruits of war.