| Holman Christian Standard Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1When He 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. |
| 2Then I saw the seven angels who stand in the presence of God; seven trumpets were given to them. | 2And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. |
| 3Another angel, with a gold incense burner, came and stood at the altar. He was given a large amount of incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the gold altar in front of 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. |
| 4The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up in the presence of God from the angel's hand. | 4And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand. |
| 5The angel took the incense burner, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; there were rumblings of thunder, 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 who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them. | 6And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them. |
| 7The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire, mixed with blood, were hurled to the earth. So a third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. | 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. |
| 8The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain ablaze with fire was hurled into the sea. So a third of the sea became 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. |
| 10The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from heaven. It fell on a third of the rivers and 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, and a third of the waters became wormwood. So, many of the people died from the waters, because they had been made bitter. | 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. |
| 12The fourth angel blew his trumpet, 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 was without light, and 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. |
| 13I looked again and heard an eagle flying high overhead, crying out in a loud voice, "Woe! Woe! Woe to those who live on the earth, because of the remaining trumpet blasts that the three angels are about to sound!" | 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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