| Berean Study Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. | 1When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. |
| 2And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets. | 2And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. |
| 3Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. | 3Another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, so that he might add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne. |
| 4And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel. | 4And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand. |
| 5Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, and rumblings, and flashes of lightning, and an earthquake. | 5Then the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar, and threw it to the earth; and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake. |
| 6And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them. | 6And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them. |
| 7Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass. | 7The first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. |
| 8Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood, | 8The 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, |
| 9a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. | 9and a third of the creatures which were in the sea and had life, died; and a third of the ships were destroyed. |
| 10Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. | 10The 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 waters. |
| 11The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters. | 11The name of the star is called Wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter. |
| 12Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well. | 12The fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and the day would not shine for a third of it, and the night in the same way. |
| 13And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!” | 13Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying in midheaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!" |
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