Revelation 16 ~ Revelation 16

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1 I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the earth!”

Then I heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”

2 T he first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth, and it became a harmful and evil sore on the people who had the mark of the beast, and who worshiped his image.

So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and it became a loathsome and malignant sore on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.

3 T he second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood as of a dead man. Every living thing in the sea died.

The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood like that of a dead man; and every living thing in the sea died.

4 T he third poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood.

Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of waters; and they became blood.

5 I heard the angel of the waters saying, “You are righteous, who are and who were, you Holy One, because you have judged these things.

And I heard the angel of the waters saying, “ Righteous are You, who are and who were, O Holy One, because You judged these things;

6 F or they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this.”

for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it.”

7 I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.”

And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.”

8 T he fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given to him to scorch men with fire.

The fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun, and it was given to it to scorch men with fire.

9 P eople were scorched with great heat, and people blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They didn’t repent and give him glory.

Men were scorched with fierce heat; and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent so as to give Him glory.

10 T he fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was darkened. They gnawed their tongues because of the pain,

Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues because of pain,

11 a nd they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores. They didn’t repent of their works.

and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores; and they did not repent of their deeds.

12 T he sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates. Its water was dried up, that the way might be prepared for the kings that come from the sunrise.

The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east. Armageddon

13 I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits, something like frogs;

And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs;

14 f or they are spirits of demons, performing signs; which go out to the kings of the whole inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of that great day of God, the Almighty.

for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.

15 Behold, I come like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he doesn’t walk naked, and they see his shame.”

(“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, so that he will not walk about naked and men will not see his shame.”)

16 H e gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew, Megiddo.

And they gathered them together to the place which in Hebrew is called Har-Magedon. Seventh Bowl of Wrath

17 T he seventh poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!”

Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, “ It is done.”

18 T here were lightnings, sounds, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since there were men on the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty.

And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty.

19 T he great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of His fierce wrath.

20 E very island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

21 G reat hailstones, about the weight of a talent, came down out of the sky on people. People blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for this plague is exceedingly severe.

And huge hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, came down from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague was extremely severe.