| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1Then I heard a loud voice from the sanctuary saying to the seven angels, "Go and 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 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 his 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 poured out his bowl into the sea. It turned to blood like a dead man's, and all life 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 poured out his bowl into the rivers and the 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. |
| 5I heard the angel of the waters say: You are righteous, who is and who was, the Holy One, for You have decided these things. | 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. |
| 6Because they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, You also gave them blood to drink; they deserve it! | 6You have given them blood to drink because they spilled the blood of saints and prophets. This is what they deserve." |
| 7Then I heard someone from the altar say: Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, TRUE and righteous are Your judgments. | 7Then I heard the altar reply, "Yes, Lord God Almighty, your judgments are true and just." |
| 8The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun. He was given the power to burn people with fire, | 8The fourth angel poured his bowl on the sun, which then was allowed to burn people with fire, |
| 9and people were burned by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, who had the power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give Him glory. | 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 poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues because of their pain | 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 blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, yet they did not repent of their actions. | 11and cursed the God of heaven because of their pain-filled sores. But they did not repent of their behavior. |
| 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. | 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 unclean spirits like frogs coming from the dragon's mouth, from the beast's mouth, and from 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. |
| 14For they are spirits of demons performing signs, who travel to the kings of the whole world to assemble them for the battle of the great day of God, the 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 am coming like a thief. The one who is alert and remains clothed so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame is blessed." | 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." |
| 16So they assembled them at the place called in Hebrew, Armagedon. | 16The spirits gathered the kings to the place that is called Armageddon in Hebrew. |
| 17Then the seventh poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the sanctuary 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!" |
| 18There were flashes of lightning and rumblings of thunder. And a severe earthquake occurred like no other since man has been on the earth--so great 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 fell. Babylon the Great was remembered in God's presence; He gave her the cup filled with the wine of His fierce anger. | 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, and the mountains disappeared. | 20Every island vanished, and the mountains could no longer be found. |
| 21Enormous hailstones, each weighing about 100 pounds, fell from the sky on people, and they blasphemed God for the plague of hail because that plague was extremely severe. | 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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