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| 1When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. | 1When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. |
| 2And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. | 2Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. |
| 3Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God's people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. | 3And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne, |
| 4The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God's people, went up before God from the angel's hand. | 4and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel. |
| 5Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake. | 5Then the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth, and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake. |
| 6Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them. | 6Now the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them. |
| 7The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. | 7The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up. |
| 8The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, | 8The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. |
| 9a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. | 9A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. |
| 10The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water-- | 10The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. |
| 11the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter. | 11The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the water, because it had been made bitter. |
| 12The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night. | 12The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light might be darkened, and a third of the day might be kept from shining, and likewise a third of the night. |
| 13As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: "Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!" | 13Then I looked, and I heard an eagle crying with a loud voice as it flew directly overhead, “Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, at the blasts of the other trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!” |
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