The Fifth Trumpet 1 DBY And the fifth angel sounded his trumpet: and I saw a star out of the heaven fallen to the earth; and there was given to it the key of the pit of the abyss. BSB BSB: Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.
2 DBY And it opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up smoke out of the pit as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke of the pit. BSB BSB: The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
3 DBY And out of the smoke came forth locusts on the earth, and power was given to them as the scorpions of the earth have power; BSB BSB: And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.
4 DBY and it was said to them, that they should not injure the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but the men who have not the seal of God on their foreheads: BSB BSB: They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
5 DBY and it was given to them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months; and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. BSB BSB: The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.
6 DBY And in those days shall men seek death, and shall in no way find it; and shall desire to die, and death flees from them. BSB BSB: In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.
7 DBY And the likenesses of the locusts were like to horses prepared for war; and upon their heads as crowns like gold, and their faces as faces of men; BSB BSB: And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men.
8 DBY and they had hair as women's hair, and their teeth were as of lions, BSB BSB: They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.
9 DBY and they had breastplates as breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to war; BSB BSB: They also had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.
10 DBY and they have tails like scorpions, and stings; and their power was in their tails to hurt men five months. BSB BSB: They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.
11 DBY They have a king over them, the angel of the abyss: his name in Hebrew, Abaddon, and in Greek he has for name Apollyon. BSB BSB: They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.
12 DBY The first woe has passed. Behold, there come yet two woes after these things. BSB BSB: The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to follow.
The Sixth Trumpet 13 DBY And the sixth angel sounded his trumpet: and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, BSB BSB: Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God
14 DBY saying to the sixth angel that had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound at the great river Euphrates. BSB BSB: saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
15 DBY And the four angels were loosed, who are prepared for the hour and day and month and year, that they might slay the third part of men; BSB BSB: So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.
16 DBY and the number of the hosts of horse was twice ten thousand times ten thousand. I heard their number. BSB BSB: And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.
17 DBY And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those that sat upon them, having breastplates of fire and jacinth and brimstone; and the heads of the horses were as heads of lions, and out of their mouths goes out fire and smoke and brimstone. BSB BSB: Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.
18 DBY By these three plagues were the third part of men killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which goes out of their mouths. BSB BSB: A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.
19 DBY For the power of the horses is in their mouth and in their tails: for their tails are like serpents, having heads, and with them they injure. BSB BSB: For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.
20 DBY And the rest of men who were not killed with these plagues repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and the golden and silver and brazen and stone and wooden idols, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. BSB BSB: Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
21 DBY And they repented not of their murders, nor of their witchcrafts, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. BSB BSB: Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.
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