# the fourth seal

"the next seal" or "seal number four" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])

# the fourth living creature

"the next living creature" or "living creature number four" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])

# pale

"grey." 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. AT: "one-fourth of the people on the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-fraction]])

# the sword

A sword is a weapon, and here it represents war. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/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.