The Fifth Trumpet 1 ULT And the fifth angel trumpeted, and I saw a star having fallen from the sky to the earth, and the key of the shaft of the abyss was given to it. 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 ULT And he opened the shaft of the abyss, and smoke went up from the shaft like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened from the smoke of the shaft. 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 ULT And locusts came from the smoke onto the earth, and power was given to them as 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 ULT And it was told to them that they should not harm the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, if not the men who did not have 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 ULT And it was given to them that they should not kill them, but that they would be tormented for five months and their torment{ would be} like the torment of a scorpion when it might strike 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 ULT And in those days, men will seek death, but they will certainly not find it, and they will long to die, but 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 ULT And the appearance of the locusts{ was} like horses prepared for war. And on their heads{ were something} like crowns resembling gold, and their faces{ were} like 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 ULT And they had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were as of lions, BSB BSB: They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.
9 ULT and they had breastplates like iron breastplates, and the sound of their wings{ was} like the sound of many chariots of horses running into battle. 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 ULT And they have tails and stingers as scorpions do, and in their tails{ is} their power to harm men for five months. BSB BSB: They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.
11 ULT They have over them a king, the angel of the abyss. His name in Hebrew{ is} Abaddon, and in Greek he has the 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 ULT The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still coming after these{ things}. BSB BSB: The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to follow.
The Sixth Trumpet 13 ULT And the sixth angel trumpeted, and I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar 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 ULT saying to the sixth angel, the one having the trumpet,“Release the four angels having been 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 ULT And the four angels having been prepared for the hour and day and month and year were released so that they might kill a third 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 ULT And the number of the horse soldiers{ was} two myriads of myriads; I heard their number. BSB BSB: And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.
17 ULT And thus in the vision I saw the horses and the ones riding on them: having fiery and hyacinth and sulfurous breastplates. And the heads of the horses{ were} as heads of lions, and from their mouths comes fire and smoke and sulfur. 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 ULT By these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the sulfur coming out from their mouths, a third of men were killed. BSB BSB: A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.
19 ULT For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails{ are} like snakes, 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 ULT And the rest of men, the ones not killed in these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so that they will not worship demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which are able neither to see nor to hear nor to 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 ULT And they did not repent of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their sexual immorality, nor of their thefts. BSB BSB: Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.
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