Revelation 16

Modern

Literal

The First Six Bowls of Wrath

¹Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”

¹And I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out into the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”

²So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

²And the first departed and poured out his bowl into the earth, and an evil and grievous sore came upon the men having the mark of the beast and those worshiping its image.

³And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.

³And the second poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood, as of one dead; and every living soul that was in the sea died.

⁴And the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they turned to blood.

⁴And the third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of the waters, and they became blood.

⁵And I heard the angel of the waters say:

“Righteous are You, O Holy One,

who is and was,

because You have brought these judgments.

⁵And I heard the angel of the waters saying: “Righteous are You the One who is and who was, O holy One, because You judged these things,

⁶For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets,

and You have given them blood to drink,

as they deserve.”

⁶because they poured out the blood of saints and of prophets, and You have given to them blood to drink; they are worthy.”

⁷And I heard the altar reply:

“Yes, Lord God Almighty,

true and just are Your judgments.”

⁷And I heard the altar saying: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.”

⁸Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch the people with fire.

⁸And the fourth poured out his bowl upon the sun, and there was given to it to scorch men with fire.

⁹And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did not repent and give Him glory.

⁹And the men were scorched with great scorching heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, the One having authority over these plagues; and they did not repent to give to Him glory.

¹⁰And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish

¹⁰And the fifth poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast, and its kingdom became darkened, and they were gnawing their tongues from the distress,

¹¹and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores. Yet they did not repent of their deeds.

¹¹and they blasphemed the God of heaven on account of their distresses, and on account of their sores; and they did not repent of their works.

¹²And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.

¹²And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way might be prepared of the kings of the rising of the sun.

¹³And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.

¹³And I saw 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, three unclean spirits like frogs;

¹⁴These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.

¹⁴for they are spirits of demons doing signs that go forth to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together unto the battle of the great day of God the Almighty.

¹⁵“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”

¹⁵“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is the one watching and keeping his garments, so that he may not walk naked and they may see his shame.”

¹⁶And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.

¹⁶And he gathered them together unto the place called in Hebrew Armageddon.

The Seventh Bowl of Wrath

¹⁷Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne in the temple, saying, “It is done!”

¹⁷And the seventh poured out his bowl upon 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 the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake.

¹⁸And there were flashes of lightning, and voices, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the earthquake, so great,

¹⁹The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.

¹⁹and the great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.

²⁰Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.

²⁰And every island fled, and mountains were not found.

²¹And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each^a rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.

²¹And a great hail, about a talent weight, comes down out of heaven upon the men. And the men blasphemed God on account of the plague of the hail, because the plague of it is exceedingly great.