Revelation 6:5
And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!”
What it says
The Lamb opens the third seal, and John sees a black horse whose rider holds scales.
What it is doing
This verse introduces the imagery of measured scarcity.
In context
5And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” 6Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales. And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”