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Revelation 16:8–9

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8And the fourth angel poured out his vial yupon the sun; and zpower was given unto him ato scorch men with fire. 9And men were ||bscorched with great heat, and cblasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and dthey repented not eto give him glory.

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Footnotes

  1. ySo ch. 8:12.
  2. zch. 6:4. & 9:5 (Gk.). & 11:3. So ch. 14:18.
  3. aComp. ch. 9:17, 18, or ch. 7:16.
  4. ||Or, burned. So ver. 8.
  5. cSo ver. 11, 21.
  6. dSee ch. 2:21.
  7. eSee ch. 11:13. So Dan. 5:23.

Cross references

  1. bMatt. 13:6. Mark 4:6.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire. They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire. They 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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun. It was allowed to scorch people with fire, and people were scorched by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, causing it to scorch everyone with its fire. Everyone was burned by this blast of heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over all these plagues. They did not repent of their sins and turn to God and give him glory.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was granted to it to burn up people with fire. And people were burned up by the great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has the authority over these plagues, and they did not repent to give him glory.