Revelation 16
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The first vial is poured out on the earth, the second on the sea, the third on the rivers and fountains
Verse 1
WEB I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the earth!”
KJV And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
TSK I heard: re 14:15,18, re 15:5-8; the seven: re 15:1,6; and pour: re 16:2-12,17, re 14:9-11, re 15:7, 1sa 15:3,18, eze 9:5-8, eze 10:2, mt 13:41,42
Verse 2
WEB The first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth, and it became a harmful and evil sore on the people who had the mark of the beast, and who worshiped his image.
KJV And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
TSK upon the earth: re 8:7, re 14:16; a noisome: ex 9:8-11, de 7:15, de 28:27, 1sa 5:6,9, 2ch 21:15,18, job 2:7,8, ps 78:26, isa 1:5,6, isa 3:17,24, lu 16:20-22, ac 12:23; had: re 13:15-18
Verse 3
WEB The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood as of a dead man. Every living thing in the sea died.
KJV And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man; and every living soul died in the sea.
TSK upon: re 8:8, re 10:2, re 13:1; it became: re 11:6, ex 7:17-21, ps 78:44, ps 105:29, eze 16:38; and every: re 8:9, ge 7:22
Verse 4
WEB The third poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood.
KJV And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
TSK upon: re 8:10,11; and they: re 16:5, re 14:7, ex 7:20, ex 8:5, isa 50:2, eze 35:8, ho 13:15
Verse 5
WEB I heard the angel of the waters saying, “You are righteous, who are and who were, you Holy One, because you have judged these things.
KJV And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
TSK the angel: re 16:4; Thou art: re 16:7, re 15:3, re 19:2, ge 18:25, ps 129:4, ps 145:17, la 1:18, da 9:14, ro 2:5, ro 3:5, 2th 1:5,6; which art: re 1:4,8, re 4:8, re 11:17
Verse 6
WEB For they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this.”
KJV For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
TSK they have: re 6:10,11, re 13:10,15, re 17:6,7, re 18:24, re 19:2, de 32:42,43, 2ki 24:4, isa 49:26, isa 51:22,23, jer 2:30, la 4:13, mt 7:2, mt 21:35-41, mt 23:30-37; for they are: re 11:18, re 18:20, jer 26:11,16, lu 12:48, heb 10:29
Verse 7
WEB I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.”
KJV And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
TSK out: re 6:9, re 8:3-5, re 14:18, isa 6:6, eze 10:2,7; Even: re 15:3,4; true: re 13:10, re 14:10, re 19:2
The fourth on the sun, the fifth on the seat of the beast
Verse 8
WEB The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given to him to scorch men with fire.
KJV And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
TSK upon: re 6:12, re 8:12, re 9:2, isa 24:23, lu 21:25, ac 2:20; and power: re 7:16, re 9:17,18, re 14:18, jon 4:8, mt 13:6
Verse 9
WEB People were scorched with great heat, and people blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They didn’t repent and give him glory.
KJV And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
TSK blasphemed: re 16:10,11,21, 2ki 6:33, 2ch 28:22, isa 1:5, isa 8:21, jer 5:3, jer 6:29,30, eze 24:13; and they: re 16:11, re 2:21, re 9:20, da 5:22,23, lu 13:3,5, 2co 12:21; to give: re 11:13, re 14:7, jos 7:19, jer 13:6, am 4:6-12
Verse 10
WEB The fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was darkened. They gnawed their tongues because of the pain,
KJV And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
TSK upon: re 11:2,8, re 13:2-4, re 17:9,17, re 18:2,21,23; full: re 9:2, re 18:11-19, ex 10:21-23, ps 78:49, isa 8:21,22, mt 8:12, mt 22:13, 1pe 2:17; they: re 11:10, mt 13:42,50, mt 24:51, lu 13:28
Verse 11
WEB and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores. They didn’t repent of their works.
KJV And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
TSK blasphemed: re 16:9,21; the God: 2ch 36:23, ezr 1:2, ezr 5:11,12, ezr 6:10, ezr 7:12,21,23, ne 1:4, ne 2:4, ps 136:26, da 2:18,19,44, jon 1:9; because: re 16:2,9; and repented not: re 16:9, 2ti 3:13
The sixth on the great river Euphrates
Verse 12
WEB The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates. Its water was dried up, that the way might be prepared for the kings that come from the sunrise.
KJV And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
TSK upon: re 9:14, re 11:14, isa 8:7; and the water: re 17:15, isa 11:15, isa 42:15, isa 44:27, jer 50:38-40, jer 51:36; that the: isa 41:2,3,25, eze 38:1-39, da 11:43-45
Verse 13
WEB 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, something like frogs;
KJV And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
TSK three: re 16:14, 2th 2:9-11, 1ti 4:1-3, 2ti 3:1-6, 2pe 2:1-3, 1jo 4:1-3; like: ex 8:2-7, ps 78:45, ps 105:30; come out of: re 12:3,4,9-13, re 13:1-7,11-18; the false: re 19:20, re 20:10
Verse 14
WEB for they are spirits of demons, performing signs; which go forth to the kings of the whole inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of that great day of God, the Almighty.
KJV For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
TSK the spirits: re 12:9, 1ki 22:19-23, 2ch 18:18-22, eze 14:9, joh 8:44, 2co 11:13-15, 1ti 4:1, jas 3:15; working: re 13:13,14, re 19:20, de 13:1,2, mt 24:24, mr 13:22, 2th 2:9; which: 1ki 22:6,10,11,19-22, ac 13:8-10; the whole: re 3:10, re 12:9, re 13:3, lu 2:1, ro 1:8, 1jo 5:19; to gather: re 16:16, re 17:14, re 19:19, re 20:8, isa 34:1-8, isa 63:1-6, eze 38:8-12, joe 3:11-14; God Almighty: re 16:7
Verse 15
WEB “Behold, I come like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he doesn’t walk naked, and they see his shame.”
KJV Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
TSK I come: re 3:3, mt 24:43, 1th 5:2,3, 2pe 3:10; Blessed: mt 24:42, mt 25:13, mt 26:41, mr 13:33-37, mr 14:38, lu 12:37-43, lu 21:36, ac 20:31, 1th 5:6, 1pe 4:7; lest: re 3:4,18, ex 32:25, isa 47:3, eze 16:37, ho 2:3, hab 2:15, 2co 5:3
Verse 16
WEB He gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew, Megiddo.
KJV And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
TSK he: re 17:14, re 19:17-21, jud 4:7, joe 3:9-14, zec 14:2,3; the Hebrew: re 9:11, joh 5:2, joh 19:13,17, ac 26:14; Armageddon: jud 5:19, 2ki 23:29,30, zec 12:11
And the seventh on the air, when shall follow the destruction of all antichristian enemies
Verse 17
WEB The seventh poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came forth out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!”
KJV And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
TSK into: re 20:1-3, eph 2:2, eph 6:12; there: re 16:1, re 11:19, re 14:17, re 15:5,6; It is: re 10:6,7, re 21:6, da 12:7-13, joh 19:30
Verse 18
WEB There were lightnings, sounds, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since there were men on the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty.
KJV And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
Verse 19
WEB The great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
KJV And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
TSK the great: re 14:8, re 17:18, re 18:2,10,16-19,21; great: re 17:5, da 4:30; in: re 14:8-10, re 18:5, isa 49:26, isa 51:17-23, jer 25:15,16,26
Verse 20
WEB Every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
KJV And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
TSK And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.: re 6:14, re 20:11, isa 2:14-17, jer 4:23-25
Verse 21
WEB Great hailstones, about the weight of a talent, came down out of the sky on people. People blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for this plague is exceedingly severe.
KJV And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
TSK there fell: re 8:7, re 11:19, ex 9:23-26, jos 10:11, isa 30:30, eze 13:11,13, eze 38:21,22; blasphemed: re 16:9,11, isa 8:21