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| 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." | 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.” |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 4The third angel poured his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood. | 4The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 6You have given them blood to drink because they spilled the blood of saints and prophets. This is what they deserve." | 6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!” |
| 7Then I heard the altar reply, "Yes, Lord God Almighty, your judgments are true and just." | 7And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God the Almighty, true and just are your judgments!” |
| 8The fourth angel poured his bowl on the sun, which then was allowed to burn people with fire, | 8The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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 | 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 |
| 11and cursed the God of heaven because of their pain-filled sores. But they did not repent of their behavior. | 11and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores. They did not repent of their deeds. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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." | 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!”) |
| 16The spirits gathered the kings to the place that is called Armageddon in Hebrew. | 16And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. |
| 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!" | 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!” |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 20Every island vanished, and the mountains could no longer be found. | 20And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. |
| 21Huge hailstones, each weighing about a talent, fell from the sky on people, who cursed God because the plague of hail was so terrible. | 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. |
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