Revised Literal Translation
Revelation 16:2-21
2ὁhoG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532the firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413wentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565,andκαὶkaiG2532poured outἐξέχεενexecheenG1632hisαὐτοῦautouG846vialτὴν φιάληνtēn phialēnG3588G5357uponἐπὶepiG1909the earthτὴν γῆν,tēn gēnG3588G1093;andκαὶkaiG2532there fellἐγένετοegenetoG1096a noisomeκακὸνkakonG2556andκαὶkaiG2532grievousπονηρὸνponēronG4190soreἕλκοςhelkosG1668uponεἰςeisG1519the menτοὺς ἀνθρώπουςtous anthrōpousG3588G444whichτοὺςtousG3588hadἔχονταςechontasG2192the markτὸ χάραγμαto charagmaG3588G5480of the beastτοῦ θηρίουtou thēriouG3588G2342,andκαὶkaiG2532uponthemτοὺςtousG3588which worshippedπροσκυνοῦνταςproskunountasG4352hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846imageτῇ εἰκόνιtēa eikoniG3588G1504.
3G3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532the secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208angelG32poured outἐξέχεενexecheenG1632hisαὐτοῦautouG846vialφιάληνphialēnG3588G5357uponεἰςeisG1519the seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG3588G2281;andκαὶkaiG2532it becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096asὡςhōsG5613the bloodαἷμαhaimaG129of a deadνεκροῦ,nekrouG3498man:andκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶσαpasaG3956livingG2198soulψυχὴpsuchēG5590diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599inἐνenG1722the seaθαλάσσῃ.¶thalassēG3588G2281.
4ὁhoG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532the thirdτρίτοςtritosG5154angelG32poured outἐξέχεενexecheenG1632hisαὐτοῦautouG846vialτὴν φιάληνtēn phialēnG3588G5357uponG1519the riversτοὺς ποταμοὺςtous potamousG3588G4215andκαὶkaiG2532G1519fountainsτὰς πηγὰςtas pēgasG3588G4077of watersτῶν ὑδάτων,tōn hudatōnG3588G5204;andκαὶkaiG2532they becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096bloodαἷμα.haimaG129.
5AndG2532I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191the angelτοῦ ἀγγέλουtou angelouG3588G32of the watersτῶν ὑδάτωνtōn hudatōnG3588G5204sayλέγοντος·legontosG3004,Thou artεἶ,eiG1510righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342,O LordG2962,which artὁ ὢνho ōnG3588G1510,andG2532ὁhoG3588wastἦνēnG1510,andG2532shalt beὁ ὅσιος,ho hosiosG3588G3741,becauseὅτιhotiG3754thou hast judgedἔκρινας,ekrinasG2919thusταῦταtautaG3778.
6ForὅτιhotiG3754they have shedἐξέχεαν,execheanG1632the bloodαἷμαhaimaG129of saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40andκαὶkaiG2532prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,andκαὶkaiG2532thou hast givenδέδωκαςdedōkasG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846bloodαἷμαhaimaG129to drinkπιεῖν·pieinG4095;forG1063they areεἰσιν.¶eisinG1510worthyἄξιοίaxioiG514.
7AndΚαὶKaiG2532I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191anotherG243out ofG1537the altarτοῦ θυσιαστηρίουtou thusiastēriouG3588G2379sayλέγοντος·legontosG3004,Even soναὶnaiG3483,LordκύριεkurieG2962Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316Almightyὁ παντοκράτωρ,ho pantokratōrG3588G3841,trueἀληθιναὶalēthinaiG228andκαὶkaiG2532righteousδίκαιαιdikaiaiG1342arethyσου.¶souG4771judgmentsαἱ κρίσειςhai kriseisG3588G2920.
8ὁhoG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532the fourthτέταρτοςtetartosG5067angelG32poured outἐξέχεενexecheenG1632hisαὐτοῦautouG846vialτὴν φιάληνtēn phialēnG3588G5357uponἐπὶepiG1909the sunτὸν ἥλιον,ton hēlionG3588G2246;andκαὶkaiG2532powerG2739was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325unto himαὐτῷautōG846to scorchG2739menτοὺς ἀνθρώπουςtous anthrōpousG3588G444withἐνenG1722fireπυρί.puriG4442.
9AndκαὶkaiG2532menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG3588G444were scorchedἐκαυματίσθησανekaumatisthēsanG2739with greatμέγαmegaG3173heatκαῦμαkaumaG2738,andκαὶkaiG2532blasphemedἐβλασφήμησανeblasphēmēsanG987the nameὄνομαonomaG3588G3686of GodθεοῦtheouG3588G2316,whichG3588hathἔχοντοςechontosG2192powerἐξουσίανexousianG1849overἐπὶepiG1909theseταύταςtautasG3778plaguesπληγὰςplēgasG3588G4127:andκαὶkaiG2532they repentedμετενόησανmetenoēsanG3340notοὐouG3756to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325himαὐτῷautōG846gloryδόξαν.¶doxanG1391.
10ὁhoG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532the fifthπέμπτοςpemptosG3991angelG32poured outἐξέχεενexecheenG1632hisαὐτοῦautouG846vialτὴν φιάληνtēn phialēnG3588G5357uponἐπὶepiG1909the seatτὸν θρόνονton thrononG3588G2362of the beastτοῦ θηρίου,tou thēriouG3588G2342;andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846kingdomἡ βασιλείαhē basileiaG3588G932wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096full of darknessἐσκοτωμένη,eskotōmenēG4656;andκαὶkaiG2532they gnawedἐμασῶντοemasōntoG3145theirαὐτῶνautōnG846tonguesτὰς γλώσσαςtas glōssasG3588G1100forἐκekG1537painτοῦ πόνουtou ponouG3588G4192,
11AndκαὶkaiG2532blasphemedἐβλασφήμησανeblasphēmēsanG987the Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588G2316of heavenτοῦ οὐρανοῦtou ouranouG3588G3772becauseἐκekG1537of theirαὐτῶνautōnG846painsτῶν πόνωνtōn ponōnG3588G4192andκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846soresτῶν ἑλκῶνtōn helkōnG3588G1668,ἐκekG1537andκαὶkaiG2532repentedμετενόησανmetenoēsanG3340notοὐouG3756ofἐκekG1537theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846deedsτῶν ἔργωνtōn ergōnG3588G2041.
12AndΚαὶKaiG2532theG3588G32sixthἕκτοςhektosG1623angelG3588G32poured outἐξέχεενexecheenG1632hisαὐτοῦautouG846vialφιάληνphialēnG3588G5357uponἐπὶepiG1909theG3588G2166greatμέγανmeganG3588G3173riverποταμὸνpotamonG3588G4215EuphratesΕὐφράτην,EuphratēnG3588G2166;andκαὶkaiG2532the waterὕδωρhudōrG3588G5204thereofαὐτοῦautouG846was dried upἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583,thatἵναinaG2443the wayὁδὸςhodosG3588G3598of the kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG3588G935G3588ofἀπὸapoG575the eastἀνατολῆςanatolēsG395ἡλίου.¶hēliouG2246might be preparedἑτοιμασθῇhetoimasthēaG2090.
13AndΚαὶKaiG2532I sawG3708threeτρίαtriaG5140uncleanἀκάθαρταakathartaG169spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151likeG3664frogsβάτραχοι.batrachoiG944comeout ofἐκekG1537the mouthτοῦ στόματοςtou stomatosG3588G4750of the dragonτοῦ δράκοντοςtou drakontosG3588G1404,andκαὶkaiG2532out ofἐκekG1537the mouthτοῦ στόματοςtou stomatosG3588G4750of the beastτοῦ θηρίουtou thēriouG3588G2342,andκαὶkaiG2532out ofἐκekG1537the mouthτοῦ στόματοςtou stomatosG3588G4750of the false prophetτοῦ ψευδοπροφήτουtou pseudoprophētouG3588G5578.
14ForγὰρgarG1063they areεἰσὶνeisinG1510the spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151of devilsG1142,workingποιοῦνταpoiountaG4160miraclesσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592, whichgo forthἐκπορεύεταιekporeuetaiG1607untoἐπὶepiG1909the kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG3588G935of the earthG3588G1093andG2532of theG3588G3625wholeὅληςholēsG3650worldοἰκουμένηςoikoumenēsG3588G3625,to gatherσυναγαγεῖνsunagageinG4863themαὐτοὺςautousG846toεἰςeisG1519the battleπόλεμονpolemonG3588G4171of thatG1565greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3588G3173dayἡμέραςhēmerasG3588G2250of GodθεοῦtheouG3588G2316Almightyπαντοκράτορος.pantokratorosG3588G3841.
15BeholdG3708,I comeἔρχομαιerchomaiG2064asὡςhōsG5613a thiefκλέπτης.kleptēsG2812.BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107isheὁhoG3588that watchethγρηγορῶνgrēgorōnG1127,andκαὶkaiG2532keepethτηρῶνtērōnG5083hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846garmentsτὰ ἱμάτιαta himatiaG3588G2440,lestἵναinaG2443μὴmēG3361he walkπεριπατῇperipatēaG4043nakedγυμνὸςgumnosG1131,andκαὶkaiG2532they seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846shameτὴν ἀσχημοσύνηνtēn aschēmosunēnG3588G808.
17G3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532the seventhἕβδομοςhebdomosG1442angelG32poured outἐξέχεενexecheenG1632hisαὐτοῦautouG846vialφιάληνphialēnG3588G5357intoG1519the airἀέρα,aeraG3588G109;andκαὶkaiG2532there cameἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831a greatμεγάληmegalēG3173voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456outG575of the templeναοῦnaouG3588G3485of heavenG3588G3772,fromG575the throneθρόνουthronouG3588G2362,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,It is doneγέγονεν.gegonenG1096.
18AndκαὶkaiG2532there wereἐγένοντοegenontoG1096voicesφωναὶphōnaiG5456,andκαὶkaiG2532thundersβρονταί,brontaiG1027,andκαὶkaiG2532lightningsἀστραπαὶastrapaiG796;andκαὶkaiG2532there wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096a greatμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578,such asοἷοςhoiosG3634wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096notοὐκoukG3756sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575οὗhouG3739menἄνθρωποςanthrōposG3588G444wereἐγένετοegenetoG1096uponἐπὶepiG1909the earthγῆς,gēsG3588G1093,so mightyτηλικοῦτοςtēlikoutosG5082an earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578, andsoοὕτωhoutōG3779greatμέγας.megasG3173.
19ἡhēG3588ἡhēG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532the greatμεγάληmegalēG3173cityπόλις αἱpolis haiG3588G4172was dividedἐγένετοegenetoG1096intoεἰςeisG1519threeτρίαtriaG5140partsμέρη,merēG3313,andκαὶkaiG2532the citiesπόλεις τῶνpoleis tōnG3588G4172of the nationsἐθνῶν ἡethnōn hēG3588G1484fellἔπεσαν.epesanG4098:andκαὶkaiG2532greatμεγάληmegalēG3173BabylonΒαβυλὼνBabulōnG897came in remembranceἐμνήσθηemnēsthēG3403beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316,to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325unto herαὐτῇautēaG846the cupτὸ ποτήριονto potērionG3588G4221of the wineτοῦ οἴνουtou oinouG3588G3631of the fiercenessτοῦ θυμοῦtou thumouG3588G2372of hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846wrathτῆς ὀργῆςtēs orgēsG3588G3709.
21AndκαὶkaiG2532there fellκαταβαίνειkatabaineiG2597uponἐπὶepiG1909menτοῦ ἀνθρώπους.tou anthrōpousG3588G444a greatμεγάληmegalēG3173hailχάλαζαchalazaG5464out ofἐκekG1537heavenοὐρανοῦ τοὺςouranou tousG3588G3772, every stoneaboutὡςhōsG5613the weight of a talentταλαντιαίαtalantiaiaG5006:andκαὶkaiG2532menοἱ ἄνθρωποιhoi anthrōpoiG3588G444blasphemedἐβλασφήμησανeblasphēmēsanG987Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588G2316because ofἐκekG1537the plagueτῆς πληγῆςtēs plēgēsG3588G4127of the hailτῆς χαλάζης,tēs chalazēsG3588G5464;forὅτιhotiG3754the plagueἡ πληγὴhē plēgēG3588G4127thereofαὐτῆςautēsG846wasἐστὶνestinG1510exceedingσφόδρα.¶sphodraG4970greatμεγάληmegalēG3173.
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
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