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The First Bowl

16 Then I heard a loud voice from the sanctuary saying to the seven angels, y “Go and pour out the seven z bowls a of God’s wrath on the earth.” The first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and severely painful sores b c broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.

The Second Bowl

The second d poured out his bowl into the sea. It turned to blood like a dead man’s, and all life e in the sea died. f

The Third Bowl

The third g poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. h I heard the angel of the waters say:

You are righteous,

who is and who was, i the Holy One, j

for You have decided these things.

Because they poured out

the blood of the * saints and the prophets, k

You also gave them blood to drink;

they deserve it! l

Then I heard someone from the altar say:

Yes, Lord God, the Almighty,

true and righteous are Your judgments. m

The Fourth Bowl

The fourth n poured out his bowl on the sun. He o was given the power p to burn people with fire, and people were burned by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, q who had the power r over these plagues, and they did not repent and give Him glory. s

The Fifth Bowl

10 The fifth t poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, u and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. v People w gnawed their tongues because of their pain 11 and blasphemed the God of heaven x because of their pains and their sores, yet they did not repent of their actions.

The Sixth Bowl

12 The sixth y poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, z and its water was dried up a to prepare the way for the kings from the east. 13 Then I saw three unclean spirits like frogs b coming from the dragon’s mouth, c from the beast’s mouth, d and from the mouth of the false prophet. e 14 For they are spirits of demons performing signs, f who travel to the kings of the whole world to assemble them g for the battle of the great day of God, the Almighty. h

15 “Look, I am coming like a thief. The one who is alert and remains clothed i j so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame k is blessed.” l

16 So they assembled them at the place called in Hebrew, Armagedon. m n o

The Seventh Bowl

17 Then the seventh p poured out his bowl into the air, q and a loud voice came out of the sanctuary r s from the throne, saying, “It is done!” 18 There were flashes of lightning and rumblings of thunder. And a severe earthquake occurred like no other since man has been on the earth—so great was the quake. t 19 The great city u split into three parts, and the cities of the nations v fell. Babylon the Great was remembered in God’s presence; He gave her the cup filled with the wine of His fierce anger. w 20 Every island fled, and the mountains disappeared. x y 21 Enormous hailstones, each weighing about 100 pounds, z fell from the sky on people, and they blasphemed God a for the plague of hail because that plague was extremely severe. b

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The complete Holman Christian Standard Bible® is now available for the first time ever! More than fifteen years in the making, crafted by the shared expertise of nearly a hundred conservative scholars and English stylists, the Holman CSB® sets the standard in painstaking biblical accuracy and pure literary form.

Accurate, yet highly readable, it's a translation committed to leaving both the grace and gravity of the original languages intact while carefully creating a smooth flow of wording for the reader.

Stylistically, this inaugural edition contributes to the clarity of the written Word, arranging the poetic portions of the Scripture into complete lines of thought, and revering God's presence on each page by capitalizing all the pronouns that refer to Him.

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