Revelation 6:6 — And I heard something like a voice in the midst of the four living creatures sa… — AMP | maBible

Read Revelation 6:6 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Revelation 6.6, Revelation 6v6, Ap. 6:6. And I heard something like a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius (a day’s wages), and three quarts of barley for…

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6 And I heard something like a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius (a day’s wages), and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine.” [2 Kin 6:25]

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This may be a warning to be very careful handling olive oil and wine, which ordinarily are basic commodities, because famine will make them very expensive. The vision indicates that famine and inflation will take such a toll that a laborer will earn only enough to feed himself with wheat, or to pro…

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