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| 1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.” | 1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour out the seven bowls of God's wrath on the earth." |
| 2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful sores came upon the people who bore the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. | 2The first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and severely painful sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped its image. |
| 3The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing died that was in the sea. | 3The second poured out his bowl into the sea. It turned to blood like that of a dead person, and all life in the sea died. |
| 4The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. | 4The third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. |
| 5And I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, “Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, for you brought these judgments. | 5I heard the angel of the waters say, You are just, the Holy One, who is and who was, because you have passed judgment on these things. |
| 6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!” | 6Because they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, you have given them blood to drink; they deserve it! |
| 7And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God the Almighty, true and just are your judgments!” | 7I heard the altar say, Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and just are your judgments. |
| 8The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire. | 8The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun. It was allowed to scorch people with fire, |
| 9They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory. | 9and people were scorched by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, who has the power over these plagues, and 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 anguish | 10The fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues because of their pain |
| 11and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores. They did not repent of their deeds. | 11and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they did not repent of their works. |
| 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 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. |
| 13And 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. | 13Then I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming from the dragon's mouth, from the beast's mouth, and from the mouth of the false prophet. |
| 14For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. | 14For they are demonic spirits performing signs, who travel to the kings of the whole world to assemble them for the battle on the great day of God, the Almighty. |
| 15(“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) | 15"Look, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who is alert and remains clothed so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame." |
| 16And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. | 16So they assembled the kings at the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon. |
| 17The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” | 17Then the seventh poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, "It is done!" |
| 18And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. | 18There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. And a severe earthquake occurred like no other since people have been on the earth, so great was the quake. |
| 19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. | 19The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the Great was remembered in God's presence; he gave her the cup filled with the wine of his fierce anger. |
| 20And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. | 20Every island fled, and the mountains disappeared. |
| 21And great hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, fell from heaven on people; and they cursed God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe. | 21Enormous hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds, fell from the sky on people, and they blasphemed God for the plague of hail because that plague was extremely severe. |
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