| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 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 to them were given seven trumpets. | 2Then I saw the seven angels who stand in God's presence, and seven trumpets were given to them. |
| 3Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. | 3Another angel came with a gold censer and stood at the altar. He was given a large quantity of incense to offer on the gold altar before the throne, along with the prayers of all the saints. |
| 4And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand. | 4The smoke from the incense and the prayers of the saints went up from the angel's hand to God. |
| 5Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake. | 5The angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it on the earth. Then there were peals of thunder, noises, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake. |
| 6So the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. | 6The seven angels who had the seven trumpets got ready to blow them. |
| 7The first angel sounded: And hail and fire followed, mingled with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. And a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up. | 7When the first angel blew his trumpet, hail and fire were mixed with blood and thrown on the earth. One-third of the earth was burned up, one-third of the trees was burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. |
| 8Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. | 8When the second angel blew his trumpet, something like a huge mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. One-third of the sea turned into blood, |
| 9And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. | 9one-third of the creatures that were living in the sea died, and one-third of the ships was destroyed. |
| 10Then the third angel sounded: And a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. | 10When the third angel blew his trumpet, a huge star blazing like a torch fell from heaven. It fell on one-third of the rivers and on the springs of water. |
| 11The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter. | 11The name of the star is Wormwood. One-third of the water turned into wormwood, and many people died from the water because it had turned bitter. |
| 12Then the fourth angel sounded: 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 were darkened. A third of the day did not shine, and likewise the night. | 12When the fourth angel blew his trumpet, one-third of the sun, one-third of the moon, and one-third of the stars were struck so that one-third of them turned dark. One-third of the day was kept from having light, as was the night. |
| 13And I looked, and I heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!” | 13Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying overhead say in a loud voice, "How terrible, how terrible, how terrible for those living on the earth, because of the blasts of the remaining trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!" |
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