| NET Bible | New International Version |
| 1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple declaring to the seven angels: "Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls containing God's wrath." | 1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go, pour out the seven bowls of God's wrath on the earth." |
| 2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth. Then ugly and painful sores appeared on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image. | 2The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly, festering sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. |
| 3Next, the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea and it turned into blood, like that of a corpse, and every living creature that was in the sea died. | 3The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died. |
| 4Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood. | 4The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood. |
| 5Now I heard the angel of the waters saying: "You are just--the one who is and who was, the Holy One--because you have passed these judgments, | 5Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say: "You are just in these judgments, O Holy One, you who are and who were; |
| 6because they poured out the blood of your saints and prophets, so you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!" | 6for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets, and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve." |
| 7Then I heard the altar reply, "Yes, Lord God, the All-Powerful, your judgments are true and just!" | 7And I heard the altar respond: "Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are your judgments." |
| 8Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was permitted to scorch people with fire. | 8The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire. |
| 9Thus people were scorched by the terrible heat, yet they blasphemed the name of God, who has ruling authority over these plagues, and they would not repent and give him glory. | 9They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him. |
| 10Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast so that darkness covered his kingdom, and people began to bite their tongues because of their pain. | 10The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in agony |
| 11They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their sufferings and because of their sores, but nevertheless they still refused to repent of their deeds. | 11and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they refused to repent of what they had done. |
| 12Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates and dried up its water to prepare the way for the kings from the east. | 12The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East. |
| 13Then I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. | 13Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. |
| 14For they are the spirits of the demons performing signs who go out to the kings of the earth to bring them together for the battle that will take place on the great day of God, the All-Powerful. | 14They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty. |
| 15(Look! I will come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays alert and does not lose his clothes so that he will not have to walk around naked and his shameful condition be seen.) | 15"Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed." |
| 16Now the spirits gathered the kings and their armies to the place that is called Armageddon in Hebrew. | 16Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. |
| 17Finally the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying: "It is done!" | 17The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and out of the temple came a loud voice from the throne, saying, "It is done!" |
| 18Then there were flashes of lightning, roaring, and crashes of thunder, and there was a tremendous earthquake--an earthquake unequaled since humanity has been on the earth, so tremendous was that earthquake. | 18Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake. |
| 19The great city was split into three parts and the cities of the nations collapsed. So Babylon the great was remembered before God, and was given the cup filled with the wine made of God's furious wrath. | 19The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered Babylon the Great and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath. |
| 20Every island fled away and no mountains could be found. | 20Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found. |
| 21And gigantic hailstones, weighing about a hundred pounds each, fell from heaven on people, but they blasphemed God because of the plague of hail, since it was so horrendous. | 21From the sky huge hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds, fell on people. And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible. |
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