The Fifth Trumpet 1 RV And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven fallen unto the earth: and there was given to him 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 RV And he opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of 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 RV And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given 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 RV And it was said unto them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only such men as 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 RV And it was given 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 striketh 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 RV And in those days men shall seek death, and shall in no wise find it; and they shall desire to die, and death fleeth 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 RV And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared for war; and upon their heads as it were crowns like unto gold, and their faces were as men’s faces. 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 RV And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. BSB BSB: They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.
9 RV And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing 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 RV And they have tails like unto scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power 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 RV They have over them as king the angel of the abyss: his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek tongue he hath 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 RV The first Woe is past: behold, there come yet two Woes hereafter. BSB BSB: The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to follow.
The Sixth Trumpet 13 RV And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the 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 RV one saying to the sixth angel, which 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 RV And the four angels were loosed, which had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, that they should kill 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 RV And the number of the armies of the horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand: I heard the number of them. BSB BSB: And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.
17 RV And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates as of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone: and the heads of the horses are as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceedeth 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 RV By these three plagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, which proceeded 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 RV For the power of the horses is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails are like unto serpents, and have heads; and with them they do hurt. 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 RV And the rest of mankind, which were not killed with these plagues, repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood; 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 RV and they repented not of their murders, nor of their sorceries, 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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