Revelation 16:10

Revelation 16:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
• New International Version (NIV)The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in agony
• English Standard Version (ESV)The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain.

Context of Revelation 16:10

8The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun. It was allowed to scorch people with fire, 9and 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. The fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues because of their pain 11and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they did not repent of their works. 12The 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.

Revelation 16:10 word by word

Καὶ ὁ πέμπτος ἐξέχεεν τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν θρόνον τοῦ θηρίου, καὶ ἐγένετο ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ ἐσκοτωμένη, καὶ ἐμασῶντο τὰς γλώσσας αὐτῶν ἐκ τοῦ πόνουRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the fifthπέμπτοςpemptos · fifthG3991
• angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• poured outἐκχέωekcheō ekchunō · to pour outG1632
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• vialφιάληphialē · bowlG5357
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the seatθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
• of the beastθηρίονthērion · wild animalG2342
• kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• full of darknessσκοτόωskotoō · to darkenG4656
• they gnawedμασσάομαιmassaomai · to gnawG3145
• tonguesγλῶσσαglōssa · tongueG1100
• forἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• painπόνοςponos · travailG4192

Cross-references for Revelation 16:10

• Revelation 11:2But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Don’t measure it, because it is given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.
• Revelation 13:2The beast I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority.
• Revelation 17:9This calls for a mind that has wisdom. “The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated. They are also seven kings:
• Revelation 18:2He called out in a mighty voice: It has fallen, Babylon the Great has fallen! She has become a home for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, and a haunt for every unclean and despicable beast.
• Revelation 9:2He opened the shaft to the abyss, and smoke came up out of the shaft like smoke from a great furnace so that the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the shaft.
• Revelation 18:11The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo any longer —
• Exodus 10:21Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be felt.”
• Psalms 78:49He sent his burning anger against them: fury, indignation, and calamity — a band of deadly messengers.
• Isaiah 8:21They will wander through the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged, and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God.
• Matthew 8:12But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
• Matthew 22:13“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
• 1 Peter 2:17Honor everyone. Love the brothers and sisters. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
• Revelation 11:10Those who live on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send gifts to one another because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
• Matthew 13:42They will throw them into the blazing furnace where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Matthew 24:51He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Luke 13:28There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth in that place, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves thrown out.

Commentaries on Revelation 16:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The seat of the beast - · Upon the throne of the wild beast. The regal family was smitten by the fourth vial; they did not repent: then the fifth angel pours out his vial on the throne of the wild beast, or antichristian idolatrous power. Was full of darkness - Confusion, dismay, and distress.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast - The previous judgments had been preparatory to this. They all had a bearing on this, and were all preliminary to it; but the “seat” - the home, the center of the power of the beast - had not yet been reached. Here, however, there was a direct blow aimed at that power, still not such yet as to secure its final overthrow, for that is reserved for the pouring out of the last vial…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-11Verses 8-11 The heart of man is so desperately wicked, that the most severe miseries never will bring any to repent, without the special grace of God. Hell itself is filled with blasphemies; and those are ignorant of the history of human nature, of the Bible, and of their own hearts, who do not know that the more men suffer, and the more plainly they see the hand of God in their sufferings, the more furiously they often rage against him. Let sinners now…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11the throne of the beast: John might be referring to Rome, the political power of his time. Built on seven hills (Revelation 17:9), Rome's empire stretched across the sea (13:1) and dominated the world (13:7). plunged into darkness: This is similar to the ninth plague of Egypt (Exodus 10:22) and the fourth trumpet (Revelation 8:12). gnaw their tongues. … curse the God of heaven: Pain and anger caused these reactions to punishment (compare Matthew 8:12…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. angel--omitted by A, B, C, Vulgate, and Syriac. But Coptic and Andreas support it. seat--Greek, "throne of the beast": set up in arrogant mimicry of God's throne; the dragon gave his throne to the beast (Re 13:2). darkness--parallel to the Egyptian plague of darkness, Pharaoh being the type of Antichrist (compare Notes, see on Re 15:2, 3; compare the fifth trumpet, Re 9:2). gnawed their tongues for pain--Greek, "owing to the pain" occasioned by the…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 16:10

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Animals
• Colors
• Darkness
• Pain
• Temple
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Gnaw
• Vial
• Dragon
• Justification
• Print; Printing; Printed
• Retribution
• Revelation of John
• Seat
• Sore

Commentaries on Revelation 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings