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Revelation 16:10
New English Translation
Revelation 16:10
New English Translation
10 Then[a] the fifth angel[b] poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast so that[c] darkness covered his kingdom,[d] and people[e] began to bite[f] their tongues because[g] of their pain.
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- Revelation 16:10 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
- Revelation 16:10 tn Grk “the fifth”; the referent (the fifth angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Revelation 16:10 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so that” to indicate the implied result of the fifth bowl being poured out.
- Revelation 16:10 tn Grk “his kingdom became dark.”
- Revelation 16:10 tn Grk “men,” but this is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) and refers to both men and women.
- Revelation 16:10 tn On this term BDAG 620 s.v. μασάομαι states, “bite w. acc. τὰς γλώσσας bite their tongues Rv 16:10.”
- Revelation 16:10 tn The preposition ἐκ (ek) has been translated here and twice in the following verse with a causal sense.
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