# pale horse

"grey horse." This is the color of a dead body, so its color is a symbol of death.

# one-fourth of the earth

Here "the earth" represents the people of the earth. Alternate translation: "one-fourth of the people on the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-fraction]])

# the sword

A sword is a weapon, and here it represents war. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# with the wild animals of the earth

This means that Death and Hades would cause the wild animals to attack and kill people.