Revelation 16 NIV ISV Parallel

◄ Revelation 16 ►

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1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go, pour out the seven bowls of God's wrath on the earth."

1Then I heard a loud voice from the Temple saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour the seven bowls of God's wrath on the earth."

2The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly, festering sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

2So the first angel went and poured his bowl on the earth. A horrible, painful sore appeared on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshipped the image.

3The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.

3The second angel poured his bowl into the sea. It became like the blood of a dead body, and every living thing in the sea died.

4The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood.

4The third angel poured his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood.

5Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say: "You are just in these judgments, O Holy One, you who are and who were;

5Then I heard the angel in charge of the water say, "You are just. You are the one who is and who was, the Holy One, because you have judged these things.

6for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets, and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve."

6You have given them blood to drink because they spilled the blood of saints and prophets. This is what they deserve."

7And I heard the altar respond: "Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are your judgments."

7Then I heard the altar reply, "Yes, Lord God Almighty, your judgments are true and just."

8The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire.

8The fourth angel poured his bowl on the sun, which then was allowed to burn people with fire,

9They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.

9and they were burned by the fierce heat. They cursed the name of God, who has the authority over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.

10The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in agony

10The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast. Its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed on their tongues in anguish

11and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they refused to repent of what they had done.

11and cursed the God of heaven because of their pain-filled sores. But they did not repent of their behavior.

12The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East.

12The sixth angel poured his bowl on the great Euphrates River. Its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east.

13Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

13Then I saw three disgusting spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

14They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.

14They are demonic spirits that perform signs. They go to the kings of the whole earth and gather them for the war of the great Day of God Almighty.

15"Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed."

15"See, I am coming like a thief. How blessed is the person who remains alert and keeps his clothes on! He won't have to go naked and let others see his shame."

16Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.

16The spirits gathered the kings to the place that is called Armageddon in Hebrew.

17The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and out of the temple came a loud voice from the throne, saying, "It is done!"

17The seventh angel threw the contents of his bowl across the sky. A loud voice came from the throne in the Temple and said, "It has happened!"

18Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake.

18There were flashes of lightning, noises, peals of thunder, and a powerful earthquake. There has never been such a powerful earthquake since people have been on the earth.

19The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered Babylon the Great and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.

19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. God remembered to give Babylon the Great the cup of wine filled with the fury of his wrath.

20Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.

20Every island vanished, and the mountains could no longer be found.

21From the sky huge hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds, fell on people. And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible.

21Huge hailstones, each weighing about a talent, fell from the sky on people, who cursed God because the plague of hail was so terrible.

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