Apocalipsis 6:5

A black horse

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

(εχων) as in verse Apocalipsis 6:2.A balance

(ζυγον). Literally, a yoke (old word from ζευγνυμ, to join), of slavery (Hechos 15:10; Gálatas 5:1), of teaching (Mateo 11:29), of weight or measure like a pair of scales evenly balancing as here (Ezequiel 5:1; Ezequiel 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.