7After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners^r of the earth, holding back the four winds^s of the earth to prevent^t any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree.

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Cross references

r Isa 11:12
s Jer 49:36; Eze 37:9; Da 7:2; Zec 6:5; Mt 24:31
tSee Rev 6:6

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, restraining the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds so they did not blow on the earth or the sea, or even on any tree.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, so that no wind could blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.

KJV 1900King James Version

And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

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