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Revelation 16:12

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16:12Then39 the sixth angel40 poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates and dried up its water41 to prepare the way42 for the kings from the east.43

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  1. 39 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
  2. 40 Grk “the sixth”; the referent (the sixth angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 41 Grk “and its water was dried up.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one.
  4. 42 Grk “in order that the way might be prepared.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one.
  5. 43 Grk “from the rising of the sun.” ἀνατολή 2.a takes this as a geographical direction: “ἀπὸ ἀ. ἡλίου … from the east Rv 7:2; 16:12; simply ἀπὸ ἀ.… 21:13.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great Euphrates River, and it dried up so that the kings from the east could march their armies toward the west without hindrance.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the sixth poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, in order that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east.

KJV 1900King James Version

And 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.