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Revelation 16 - Compare Translations

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Revelation 16:1
KJVAnd 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.
WEBI 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!”
YLTAnd I heard a great voice out of the sanctuary saying to the seven messengers, `Go away, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God to the earth;'
Revelation 16:2
KJVAnd 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.
WEBThe 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.
YLTand the first did go away, and did pour out his vial upon the land, and there came a sore -- bad and grievous -- to men, those having the mark of the beast, and those bowing to his image.
Revelation 16:3
KJVAnd 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.
WEBThe 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.
YLTAnd the second messenger did pour out his vial to the sea, and there came blood as of [one] dead, and every living soul died in the sea.
Revelation 16:4
KJVAnd the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
WEBThe third poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood.
YLTAnd the third messenger did pour out his vial to the rivers, and to the fountains of the waters, and there came blood,
Revelation 16:5
KJVAnd 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.
WEBI heard the angel of the waters saying, “You are righteous, who are and who were, O Holy One, because you have judged these things.
YLTand I heard the messenger of the waters, saying, `righteous, O Lord, art Thou, who art, and who wast, and who shalt be, because these things Thou didst judge,
Revelation 16:6
KJVFor they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
WEBFor they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this.”
YLTbecause blood of saints and prophets they did pour out, and blood to them Thou didst give to drink, for they are worthy;'
Revelation 16:7
KJVAnd I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
WEBI heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.”
YLTand I heard another out of the altar, saying, `Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous [are] Thy judgments.'
Revelation 16:8
KJVAnd the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
WEBThe fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given to him to scorch men with fire.
YLTAnd the fourth messenger did pour out his vial upon the sun, and there was given to him to scorch men with fire,
Revelation 16:9
KJVAnd 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.
WEBPeople 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.
YLTand men were scorched with great heat, and they did speak evil of the name of God, who hath authority over these plagues, and they did not reform -- to give to Him glory.
Revelation 16:10
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Revelation 16:11
KJVAnd blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
WEBand they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores. They didn’t repent of their works.
YLTand they did speak evil of the God of the heaven, from their pains, and from their sores, and they did not reform from their works.
Revelation 16:12
KJVAnd 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.
WEBThe 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.
YLTAnd the sixth messenger did pour out his vial upon the great river, the Euphrates, and dried up was its water, that the way of the kings who are from the rising of the sun may be made ready;
Revelation 16:13
KJVAnd 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.
WEBI 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;
YLTand 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 --
Revelation 16:14
KJVFor 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.
WEBfor they are spirits of demons, performing signs; which go out to the kings of the whole inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of that great day of God, the Almighty.
YLTfor they are spirits of demons, doing signs -- which go forth unto the kings of the earth, and of the whole world, to bring them together to the battle of that great day of God the Almighty; --
Revelation 16:15
KJVBehold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
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.”
YLT`lo, I do come as a thief; happy [is] he who is watching, and keeping his garments, that he may not walk naked, and they may see his unseemliness,' --
Revelation 16:16
KJVAnd he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
WEBHe gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew, Megiddo.
YLTand they did bring them together to the place that is called in Hebrew Armageddon.
Revelation 16:17
KJVAnd 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.
WEBThe seventh poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!”
YLTAnd the seventh messenger did pour out his vial to the air, and there came forth a great voice from the sanctuary of the heaven, from the throne, saying, `It hath come!'
Revelation 16:18
KJVAnd 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.
WEBThere 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.
YLTand there came voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and a great earthquake came, such as came not since men came upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake -- so great!
Revelation 16:19
KJVAnd 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.
WEBThe 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.
YLTAnd it came -- the great city -- into three parts, and the cities of the nations did fall, and Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the wrath of His anger,
Revelation 16:20
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Revelation 16:21
KJVAnd 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.
WEBGreat 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.
YLTand great hail (as of talent weight) doth come down out of the heaven upon men, and men did speak evil of God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague is very great.
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